Ionic liquid containing phosphonium cation having p-n bond and method for producing same

ABSTRACT

An ionic liquid which contains an organic matter represented by the following general formula (1) as a cation component. The ionic liquid is stably in a liquid state over a wide temperature range and is excellent in electrochemical stability. The ionic liquid is advantageously used for applications such as electric power storage devices, lithium secondary batteries, electrical double layer capacitors, dye-sensitized solar cells, fuel cells, and reaction solvents.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an ionic liquid that is in a liquidstate over a wide temperature range and is excellent in electrochemicalstability, to a method for producing the ionic liquid, and toapplications thereof including electric power storage devices, lithiumsecondary batteries, electrical double layer capacitors, dye-sensitizedsolar cells, fuel cells, reaction solvents, and the like.

BACKGROUND ART

Ionic liquids that have relatively low viscosity and melting point andare represented by an imidazolium system have been reported in manypublications so far. However, the ionic liquids reported so far arelacking in stability because they are low in reducing stability andnarrow in potential window, and many ionic liquids have disadvantagesuch as difficulty in applying to an electrolyte for electric powerstorage devices. Furthermore, among the ionic liquids having relativelylow melting point, some ionic liquids are considered to be lacking instability because they have a low thermal decomposition temperature.(See Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2)

As an ionic liquid stable over a wide temperature range, there has beenreported an ionic liquid that is formed using as a cation a nitrogenatom-containing onium represented by an ammonium cation. However, anionic liquid having an ammonium cation has relatively high melting pointand viscosity, and only a few have such a structure that provides a lowviscosity liquid at around room temperature. (See Patent Document 2,Patent Document 3, and Non-Patent Documents 3 to 6) In other words, thefact that there are only a few ionic liquids that are stably in a liquidstate over a wide temperature range and excellent in electrochemicalstability has posed a large barrier when trying to use an ionic liquidis used for lithium secondary batteries, electrical double layercapacitors, fuel cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, or as anelectrolyte, an electrolytic solution, or an additive for electric powerstorage devices.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.2001-517205,

Patent Document 2: International Publication No. WO02/076924,

Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.2003-331918,

Non-Patent Document 1: Hagiwara Rika, Electrochemistry, 70, No. 2, 130(2002),

Non-Patent Document 2: Y. Katayama, S. Dan, T. Miura and T. Kishi,Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 148 (2), C102-C105 (2001),

Non-Patent Document 3: Matsumoto Hajime and Miyazaki Yoshinori, YoyuenOyobi Kouonkagaku, 44, 7 (2001),

Non-Patent Document 4: H. Matsumoto, M. Yanagida, K. Tanimoto, M.Nomura, Y. Kitagawa and Y. Miyazaki, Chem. Lett, 8, 922 (2000),

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Non-Patent Document 6: Doulas R. MacFarlane, Jake Golding, StewartForsyth, Maria Forsyth and Glen B. Deacon, Chem. Commun., 1430 (2001).

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide an ionic liquid thatis stably in a liquid state over a wide temperature range and isexcellent in electrochemical stability and a method for producing theionic liquid, further to provide an ionic liquid that is usable as amaterial for aforementioned electrolytes, lithium secondary batteries,electrical double layer capacitors, dye-sensitized solar cells, fuelcells, reaction solvents, and the like, particularly to provide an ionicliquid that is stably in a liquid state at around room temperature.Specifically, it is an object of the present invention to provide anionic liquid that contains a novel phosphonium cation.

Means for Solving the Problems

The present inventors have synthesized a number of salts consisting of acation component and an anion component, and have made intensive studieson ionic liquids so as to achieve the aforementioned object. As aresult, it has been found that an ionic liquid that contains aphosphonium ion having a single or plural P—N bond(s) as a cationcomponent, especially at least one kind selected from the group oforganic cations represented by the following general formula (1), iscapable of forming an ionic liquid that is stable over a widetemperature range and is excellent in electrochemical stability.

In the above formula, substituents R¹ to R¹¹ are independent of eachother and may be the same or different from each other. The substituentsR¹ to R¹¹, each represent any of a hydrogen atom, a C₁ to C₃₀ linear orbranched alkyl group, a C₂ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkenyl group thathas a single or plural double bond(s), a C₂ to C₃₀ linear or branchedalkynyl group that has a single or plural triple bond(s), a saturated orpartly or fully unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, and aheterocyclic group. The hydrogen atom contained in a single or pluralsubstituent(s) R¹ to R¹¹ may be partly or fully replaced by a halogenatom or partly replaced by a CN group or a NO₂ group. Any substituentamong the substituents R¹ to R¹¹ may form a ring structure jointly witheach other. The carbon atom contained in the substituents R¹ to R¹¹ maybe replaced by an atom and/or a group of atoms selected from the groupconsisting of —O—, —Si(R′)₂—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO₂—,—SO₃—, —N═, —N═N—, —NH—, —NR′—, —PR′—, —P(O)R′—, —P(O)R′—O—,—O—P(O)R′—O—, and —P(R′)₂═N—, wherein R′ is a C₁ to C₁₀ linear orbranched alkyl group, an alkyl group that is partly or fully replaced bya fluorine atom, a saturated or partly or fully unsaturated cycloalkylgroup, a non-substituted or substituted phenyl group, or anon-substituted or substituted heterocycle. X¹, X², and X³ areindependent of each other and represent a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom,a sulfur atom, or a carbon atom. No two of X¹, X², and X³ aresimultaneously a nitrogen atom. R³, R⁸, or R¹¹ is a substituent thatexists in the formula only when X¹, X², or X³ is a carbon atom. X¹, R¹,R², and R³ may form jointly with each other a saturated or partly orfully unsaturated ring structure when X¹ is a carbon atom, X², R⁶, R⁷,and R⁵ may form jointly with each other a saturated or partly or fullyunsaturated ring structure when X² is a carbon atom, and X³, R⁹, R¹⁰,and R¹¹ may form jointly with each other a saturated or partly or fullyunsaturated ring structure when X³ is a carbon atom. Furthermore, R²,R⁷, or R¹⁰ is a substituent that exists in the formula only when X¹, X²,or X³ is a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom. X¹, R¹, and R² may formjointly with each other a saturated or partly or fully unsaturated ringstructure when X¹ is a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom, X², R⁶, and R⁷may form jointly with each other a saturated or partly or fullyunsaturated ring structure when X² is a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom,and X³, R⁹, and R¹⁰ may form jointly with each other a saturated orpartly or fully unsaturated ring structure when X³ is a nitrogen atom ora carbon atom. Furthermore, dashed lines show a conjugated structure.

In other words, the present invention provides an ionic liquid thatcontains a phosphonium ion having one, two, or four P—N bonds as acation component; an ionic liquid that contains an organic substancerepresented by the general formula (1) as a cation component; and anionic liquid that is composed of a cation component and an anioncomponent, in which the cation component is a single or plural kind(s)selected from the cation component group represented by the generalformula (1), thereby accomplishing the above object.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a graph showing a CV curve of methylbutyl bis(diethylamino)phosphonium bistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide in Example 2.

FIG. 2 is a graph showing a CV curve of dimethylbutyl(diethylamino)phosphonium bistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide in Example 6.

FIG. 3 is a graph showing a CV curve of tris(diethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium bistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide in Example13.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

As a cation component represented by the general formula (1), it ispreferable that the substituents R¹ to R¹¹ should be any of a hydrogenatom, a C₁ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkyl group, a saturated or partlyor fully unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, and a heterocyclicgroup and that the hydrogen atom contained in a single or pluralsubstituent(s) R¹ to R¹¹ should be partly or fully replaced by a halogenatom, or partly replaced by a CN group or a NO₂ group. It is alsopreferable that the carbon atom contained in the substituents R¹ to R¹¹should be replaced by an atom and/or a group of atoms selected from thegroup consisting of —O—, —Si(R′)₂—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —S—, —S(O)—, and—NR′— (wherein, R′ is a C₁ to C₁₀ linear or branched alkyl group, analkyl group that is partly or fully replaced by a fluorine atom, asaturated or partly or fully unsaturated cycloalkyl group, anon-substituted or substituted phenyl group, or a non-substituted orsubstituted heterocycle) To give another example, it is preferable thatR¹ to R¹¹ in the general formula (1), which may be the same or differentfrom each other, each should be a C₁ to C₂₀ linear or branched alkylgroup or alkoxy group.

Examples of the anion component used in the present invention includeone or plural kind(s) selected from the group consisting of [RSO₃]⁻,[RfSO₃]⁻, [(RfSO₂)₂N]⁻, [(RfSO₂)₃C]⁻, [(FSO₂)₃C]⁻, [ROSO₃]⁻, [RC(O)O]⁻,[RfC(O)O]⁻, [CCl₃C(O)O]⁻, [(CN)₃C]⁻, [(CN)₂CR]⁻, [(RO(O)C)₂CR]⁻,[R₂P(O)O]⁻, [RP(O)O₂]²⁻, [(RO)₂P(O)O]⁻, [(RO)P(O)O₂]²⁻, [(RO)(R)P(O)O]⁻,[Rf₂P(O)O]⁻, [RfP(O)O₂]²⁻, [B(OR)₄]⁻, [N(CF₃)₂]⁻, [N(CN)₂]⁻, [AlCl₄]⁻,PF₆ ⁻, [RfPF₅]⁻, [Rf₃PF₃]⁻, BF₄ ⁻, [RfBF₃]⁻, SO₄ ²⁻, HSO₄ ⁻, NO₃ ⁻, F⁻,Cl⁻, Br⁻, and I⁻, wherein the substituent R is any of a hydrogen atom, ahalogen atom, a C₁ to C₁₀ linear or branched alkyl group, a C₂ to C₁₀linear or branched alkenyl group that has a single or plural doublebond(s), a C₂ to C₁₀ linear or branched alkynyl group that has a singleor plural triple bond(s), and a saturated or partly or fully unsaturatedcycloalkyl group; the hydrogen atom contained in the substituent R maybe partly or fully replaced by a halogen atom or partly replaced by a CNgroup or a NO₂ group; the carbon atom contained in the substituent R maybe replaced by an atom and/or a group of atoms selected from the groupconsisting of —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO₂—, —SO₃—, —N═,—N═N—, —NR′—, —N(R′)₂—, —PR′—, —P(O)R′—, —P(O)R′—O—, —O—P(O)R′—O—, and—P(R′)₂═N—, wherein R′ is a C₁ to C₁₀ linear or branched alkyl group, analkyl group that is partly or fully substituted with a fluorine atom, asaturated or partly or fully unsaturated cycloalkyl group, anon-substituted or substituted phenyl group, or a non-substituted orsubstituted heterocycle; and Rf is a fluorine-containing substituent.These anion components are combined with the aforementioned cationcomponent and provide an ionic liquid that is stably in a liquid stateover a wide temperature range and is excellent in electrochemicalstability. Here, “an ionic liquid is stably in a liquid state over awide temperature range” means that the ionic liquid remains in a liquidstate at around 100° C. and has a thermal decomposition temperature thatis higher than the melting point thereof by about 200° C. or more, thatis considered as a general definition of an ionic liquid at present. Inother words, the ionic liquid is stably in a liquid state over this widetemperature range.

These anion components as a counter ion in combination with the cationcomponent represented by the general formula (1) is preferably one orplural kind(s) selected from the group consisting of [RSO₃]⁻, [RfSO₃]⁻,[(RfSO₂)₂N]⁻, RfCOO⁻, PF₆ ⁻, BF₄ ⁻, [RfBF₃]⁻, [B(OR)₄]⁻, [N(CN)₂]⁻,[AlCl₄]⁻, SO₄ ²⁻, HSO₄ ⁻, NO₃ ⁻, F⁻, Cl⁻, Br⁻, and I⁻, and morepreferably one or plural kind(s) selected from the group consisting of[RSO₃]⁻, [RfSO₃]⁻, [(RfSO₂)₂N]⁻, RfCOO⁻, PF₆ ⁻, BF₄ ⁻, [RfBF₃]⁻,[B(OR)₄]⁻, [N(CN)₂]⁻, [AlCl₄]⁻, SO₄ ²⁻, HSO₄ ⁻, and NO₃ ⁻.

A combination of the aforementioned cation components and thesepreferable anion components provides still more desirable properties, inother words, this provides an ionic liquid that is stably in a liquidstate over a wide temperature range from low temperatures and isexcellent in electrochemical stability.

A particularly preferable ionic liquid is specified as follows: theanion component used as a counter ion to the cation componentrepresented by the general formula (1) is one or plural kind(s) selectedfrom the group consisting of [RSO₃]⁻, [RfSO₃]⁻, [(RfSO₂)₂N]⁻, RfCOO⁻,PF₆ ⁻, BF₄ ⁻, [RfBF₃]⁻, [B(OR)₄]⁻, [N(CN)₂]⁻, [AlCl₄]⁻, SO₄ ²⁻, HSO₄ ⁻,NO₃ ⁻, F⁻, Cl⁻, Br⁻, and I⁻; and R¹ to R¹¹ in the general formula (1)which may be the same or different from each other, and are each ahydrogen atom or a C₁ to C₁₀ linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy group.

Furthermore, by lowering the symmetry of the cation represented by thegeneral formula, for example, by carrying out selection in a manner thatat least one group among R¹ to R¹¹ is different from the others, anionic liquid having a low melting point can be obtained.

In the case where an ionic liquid focused on low melting point isdesired, there may be mentioned an ionic liquid that has a cationcomponent specified as follows: at least one of R¹ to R¹¹ in the generalformula (1) is a C₄ to C₂₀ linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy group andthe rest of R's are a hydrogen atom or a C₁ to C₄ linear alkyl group, oranother ionic liquid that has a cation component specified as follows:at least one of R¹ to R¹¹ is a silyl group or has a ring structure andthe rest of R's are a hydrogen atom or a C₁ to C₄ linear alkyl group. Aparticularly preferable example of combination includes a phosphoniumcation that is specified as follows: X¹, X², and X³ are a carbon atom;R¹ is a propyl group; R² and R³ are a hydrogen atom; R⁴ and R⁵ are anethyl group; and R⁶ to R¹¹ are a hydrogen atom, another phosphoniumcation that is specified as follows: X¹, X², and X³ are a nitrogen atom;R¹ and R² are a butyl group; and R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R⁷, R⁹, and R¹⁰ are anethyl group, another phosphonium cation that is specified as follows:X¹, X², and X³ are a nitrogen atom; R¹, R², R⁴, R⁶, and R⁹ are a methylgroup; and R⁵, R⁷, and R¹⁰ are a butyl group, another phosphonium cationthat is specified as follows: X¹, X², and X³ are a nitrogen atom; R¹ andR² are an ethyl group; R⁴, R⁶, and R⁹ are a methyl group; and R⁵, R⁷,and R¹⁰ are a butyl group, and the like.

Furthermore, the confirmed effect of lowering the symmetry of the cationon the melting point is exemplified by the following facts. The meltingpoint is about 90° C. of an ionic liquid composed of a cation of whichX¹, X², and X³ are a nitrogen atom; and all of R¹, R², R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R⁷,R⁹, and R¹⁰ are an ethyl group, and an anion of (CF₃SO₂)₂N⁻. On theother hand, the melting point is about 25° C. of an ionic liquidcomposed of a cation in which X¹, X², and X³ are a nitrogen atom; R¹ andR² are a butyl group; and all of R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R⁷, R⁹, and R¹⁰ are anethyl group, and an anion of (CF₃SO₂)₂N⁻. Therefore, the melting pointis lowered by about 65° C. by lowering the symmetry. As an anioncomponent that is combined with these cations, there may be mentionedany of (CF₃SO₂)₂N⁻, PF₆ ⁻, and BF₄ ⁻, and particularly preferably(CF₃SO₂)₂N⁻ or BF₄ ⁻. An ionic liquid having a low melting point asmentioned above can be used alone as an electrolyte or as a reactionsolvent at a low temperature, broadening the applications of ionicliquids.

The above-mentioned ionic liquid of the present invention is stable overa wide temperature range and is excellent in electrochemical stability.Hence, the ionic liquid of the present invention is advantageously usedas an electrolyte, an electrolytic solution, an additive, or the likefor electric power storage devices, as a material for lithium secondarybatteries, electrical double layer capacitors, fuel cells ordye-sensitized solar cells, actuators, or lubricating oil, or as areaction solvent for various reactions. Furthermore, the ionic liquid ofthe present invention is also stable against a strong alkali, so that itcan be used as a reaction solvent used under alkaline conditions. It hasbeen known that thermal stability is extremely enhanced by using anionic liquid in place of conventional plasticizers.

Electrolytic deposition of aluminum or aluminum alloys such as Al—Mn,Al—Ti, Al—Mg, and Al—Cr in an ionic liquid has been reported.

By polymerizing an ionic liquid, a polymer material that exhibits uniqueproperties of the ionic liquid containing a high density of ions such asflame retardancy and electrochemical stability can be designed.

Note that, the cation of the general formula (1) is represented as aphosphonium cation having a positive charge localized on the phosphorusatom, but the charge is considered to be delocalized in the molecule.

A typical method for synthesizing an ionic liquid that contains a cationcomponent represented by the general formula (1) is described below.

To an organic substance as a raw material represented by the generalformula (2) or (3), an alkylation agent (R⁷W) is added dropwise andresultant mixture is subjected to reaction at a predeterminedtemperature for a predetermined time. The resulting reaction product iswashed with ultrapure water or diethyl ether and the like, and thenvacuum-dried. As the alkylation agent (R⁷W), there are mentioned alkyliodide, alkyl bromide, alkyl chloride, dialkyl sulfate ester, dialkylsulfonate ester, dialkyl carbonate ester, trialkyl phosphatealkylmonofluoroalkylsulfonate or alkylpolyfluoroalkylsulfonate,alkylperfluoroalkylsulfonate, alkylmonofluorocarboxylate, oralkylpolyfluorocarboxylate, alkylperfluorocarboxylate, sulfuric acid,nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, and the like.

An ionic liquid containing a cation component that has four P—N bondsand is represented by the general formula (1) is obtained, for example,as follows.

In the above formula, R¹ may be the same as R².

To an organic substance as a raw material represented by the generalformula (4), alkylation agents (R¹W and R²W) are added dropwise and theresultant mixture is subjected to reaction at a predeterminedtemperature for a predetermined time. The resulting reaction product iswashed with ultrapure water or diethyl ether and the like, and thenvacuum-dried. As the alkylation agents (R¹W and R²W), there arementioned alkyl iodide, alkyl bromide, alkyl chloride, dialkyl sulfateester, dialkyl sulfonate ester, dialkyl carbonate ester, trialkylphosphate ester, alkylmonofluoroalkylsulfonate, oralkylpolyfluoroalkylsulfonate, alkylperfoluoroalkylsulfonate,alkylmonopolyfluorocarboxylate, or alkylpolyfluorocarboxylate,alkylperfluorocarboxylate, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, hydrochlorichacid, and the like.

Furthermore, for example, through anion exchange as described below, anionic liquid having a different anion can also be prepared.

Here, as the ionic compound A⁺Q⁻, there are mentioned, for example,LiN(CF₃SO₂)₂, NaN(CF₃SO₂)₂, KN(CF₃SO₂)₂, CF₃SO₃L₁, CF₃SO₃Na,CF₃CF₂CF₂CF₂SO₃L₁, CF₃SO₃K, CF₃CH₂SO₃L₁, CF₃CH₂SO₃Na, CF₃CH₂SO₃K,CF₃COOLi, CF₃COONa, CF₃COOK, CF₃COOAg, CF₃CF₂CF₂COOAg, LiPF₆, NaPF₆,KPF₆, LiBF₄, NaBF₄, KBF₄, NH₄BF₄, KC₂F₅BF₃, LiB(C₂O₄)₂, LiSbF₆, NaSbF₆,KSbF₆, NaN(CN)₂, AgN(CN)₂, Na₂SO₄, K₂SO₄, NaNO₃, KNO₃, and the like, butthe ionic compound is not limited by the above compounds.

The substituents R¹ to R⁷ in the general formula (5) and thesubstituents R¹, R², R⁴ to R⁷, R⁹, and R¹⁰ in the general formula (6)may be independently the same or different from each other. Thesesubstituents are each any of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C₁ toC₃₀ linear or branched alkyl group, a C₂ to C₃₀ linear or branchedalkenyl group that has a single or plural double bond(s), a C₂ to C₃₀linear or branched alkynyl group that has a single or plural triplebond(s), a saturated or partly or fully unsaturated cycloalkyl group, anaryl group, and a hetrocyclic group. The hydrogen atom contained in asingle or plural substituent(s) may be partly or fully replaced by ahalogen atom or partly replaced by a CN group or a NO₂ group. Anysubstituent among the substituents R¹ to R⁷ or any substituent among thesubstituents R¹, R², R⁴ to R⁷, R⁹, and R¹⁰ may form a ring structurejointly with each other. The carbon atom contained in these substituentsmay be replaced by an atom and/or a group of atoms selected from thegroup consisting of —O—, —Si(R′)₂—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO₂—,—SO₃—, —N═, —N═N—, —NH—, —NR′—, —PR′—, —P(O)R′—, —P(O)R′—O—,—O—P(O)R′—O—, and —P(R′)₂═N—, wherein R′ is a C₁ to C₁₀ linear orbranched alkyl group, an alkyl group that is partly or fully substitutedwith a fluorine atom, a saturated or partly or fully unsaturatedcycloalkyl group, a non-substituted or substituted phenyl group, or anon-substituted or substituted heterocycle.

As the halogen atom described above, there are mentioned fluorine,chlorine, bromine, and iodine.

As the cycloalkyl group described above, there are mentionedcyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl,cyclooctyl, cyclononyl, cylodecyl, and the like. The cycloalkyl groupincludes a group having an unsaturated bond such as a cycloalkenyl groupand a cycloalkynyl group. The cycloalkyl group may be partly or fullysubstituted with a halogen atom, or may be partly substituted with a CNgroup or a NO₂ group.

As the heterocyclic group described above, there are mentionedpyrodinyl, pyrrolinyl, imidazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, pyrazolidinyl,pyrazonyl, piperidyl, piperadinyl, morpholinyl, thienyl, and the like.These heterocyclic groups may contain one or plural group(s) selectedfrom alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyl, carboxyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino,thiol, and alkylthio groups, and a halogen atom. As the aryl groupdescribed above, there are mentioned phenyl, cumenyl, mesityl, tolyl,xylyl groups, and the like. These aryl groups may contain one or pluralgroup(s) selected from alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyl, carboxyl, acyl, formyl,amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, thiol, and alkylthio groups, andhalogen atoms.

In addition, there are mentioned an alkoxyalkyl group such asmethoxymethyl, methoxyethyl, ethoxymethyl, and ethoxyethyl, atrialkylsilyl group such as trimethylsilyl group, and the like.

As an anion component Q that is allowed to react and combine with acompound represented by the general formula (4) or (5), there arementioned the anion components described above.

EXAMPLE

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to thefollowing examples, but these examples should not be construed in anyway as limiting the present invention.

Example 1 (a) Preparation of chlorobis(diethylamino)phosphine

In a 300 ml three-necked flask equipped with a dropping funnel and amagnetic stirrer, 10.0 g (0.0728 mol) of phosphorus trichloride and 100ml of anhydrous diethyl ether were charged at room temperature in anitrogen gas atmosphere, and the mixture was cooled to 5° C. or less inan ice bath. While the resulting reaction mixture was stirred, 30.0 ml(0.291 mol) of diethylamine were slowly added dropwise to the reactionmixture over 3 hours. The resulting crystals were filtered off underpressure in a nitrogen gas atmosphere. After the crystals were washedwith anhydrous diethyl ether three times, they were purified byvacuum-distillation (0.4 kPa, 77.8-78.2° C.), and 8.07 g ofchlorobis(diethylamino)phosphine were obtained in the form of atransparent liquid; the yield was 53%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.20-3.24 (m, 8H)

1.14 (t, 12H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 160.56 (s, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(b) Preparation of methylbis(diethylamino)phosphine

In a 200 ml four-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser, adropping funnel, and a magnetic stirrer, 8.07 g (0.038 mol) ofchlorobis(diethylamino) phosphine obtained in (a) and 100 ml ofanhydrous diethyl ether were charged at room temperature in a nitrogengas atmosphere, and the mixture was cooled to −78° C. While the reactionmixture was stirred, 38 ml of a diethyl ether solution of 1 mol/L CH₃Liwere added dropwise to the reaction mixture. After the reaction mixturewas further stirred for 15 minutes, the temperature was elevated slowly,and then the reaction mixture was refluxed for 45 minutes. After thetemperature was returned back to room temperature, the resultingcrystals were filtered off under pressure in a nitrogen gas atmosphere,and then washed with anhydrous diethyl ether three times. Furthermore,the crystals were purified by vacuum-distillation (0.4 kPa, 63.9-65.7°C.), and 5.10 g of methylbis(diethylamino)phosphine were obtained in theform of a transparent liquid; the yield was 71%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.05-2.92 (m, 8H)

1.26 (d, 3H)

1.00 (t, 12H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 79.19 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(c) Preparation of dimethylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium Methyl Sulfate

In a 50 ml two-necked flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 2.82 g(0.0148 mol) of methylbis(diethylamino)phosphine obtained in (b) werecharged at room temperature in a nitrogen gas atmosphere, and themixture was ice-cooled, and then 1.7 ml (0.018 mol) of dimethyl sulfatewere added dropwise. After the resulting reaction mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 4 hours, it was washed with diethyl ether threetimes. By vacuum drying at room temperature, 4.25 g ofdimethylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium methyl sulfate were obtained in theform of a white solid; the yield was 91%. The resulting compound wasidentified with a nuclear magnetic resonance analyzer (BRUKER UltraShield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured by BRUKER Limited.). Theresulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.98 (s, 3H)

3.20-3.08 (m, 8H)

2.14 (d, 6H)

1.19 (t, 12H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 62.19 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

(d) Preparation of dimethylbis(diethylamino)phosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide

In a 100 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 4.25 g(0.0134 mol) of dimethylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium methyl sulfateobtained in (c) and 25 ml of ultrapure water were charged. While theresulting reaction mixture was stirred, an aqueous solution dissolving4.2 g (0.015 mol) of LiTFSI in 25 ml of ultrapure water was added to thereaction mixture, and the resulting mixture was further stirred at roomtemperature for 15 hours. The resulting salt was extracted with 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂. The water layer was further extracted with 50 ml of CH₂Cl₂. Theorganic layer was washed with 100 ml of ultrapure water three times, andthen the resulting extracted solution was concentrated with a rotaryevaporator and vacuum-dried at 80° C. In the form of a white solid, 4.77g of dimethylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium bistrifluoromethanesulfonylimide were obtained; the yield was 73%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.15-3.04 (m, 8H)

1.95 (d, 6H)

1.17 (t, 12H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.93 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 59.70 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 38.7°C. and the crystallization temperature was 29.4° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 398.6°C.

Example 2 (e) Preparation of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphoniumn-butyl Sulfate

In a 50 ml two-necked flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 2.28 g(0.012 mol) of methylbis(diethylamino)phosphine obtained in (b) werecharged at a room temperature in a nitrogen gas atmosphere, and theresultant mixture was ice-cooled, and then 2.85 ml (0.0144 mol) ofdi-n-butyl sulfate were added dropwise. After the resulting reactionmixture was stirred at room temperature for 21 hours, it was washed withdiethyl ether three times and vacuum-dried at room temperature to obtain3.13 g of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium n-butyl sulfate inthe form of a yellow liquid: the yield was 65%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 4.03 (t, 2H)

3.20-3.08 (m, 8H)

2.47-2.37 (m, 2H)

2.12 (d, 3H)

1.67-1.37 (m, 8H)

1.19 (t, 12H)

0.97 (t, 3H)

0.91 (t, 3H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 65.23 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

(f) Preparation of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

In a 100 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 3.13 g(0.0078 mol) of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium n-butylsulfate obtained in (e) and 25 ml of ultrapure water were charged. Whilethe resulting reaction mixture was stirred, an aqueous solutiondissolving 2.5 g (0.0086 mol) of LiTFSI in 25 ml of ultrapure water wasadded to the reaction mixture, and the resulting mixture was furtherstirred at room temperature for 15 hours. The resulting salt wasextracted with 50 ml of CH₂Cl₂. The water layer was further extractedwith 50 ml of CH₂Cl₂. The organic layer was washed with 100 ml ofultrapure water three times, and then the resulting extracted solutionwas concentrated with a rotary evaporator and vacuum-dried at 80° C. Inthe form of a transparent liquid, 3.02 g of methyln-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium bistrifluoromethane sulfonylimidewere obtained; the yield was 73%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.15-3.04 (m, 8H)

2.27-2.18 (m, 2H)

1.91 (d, 3H)

1.55-1.42 (m, 4H)

1.18 (t, 12H)

0.97 (t, 3H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.86 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 62.86 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 15.9°C. and the crystallization temperature was −10.5° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 394.3°C.

The electrical conductivity as measured with the AC impedance method(Electrochemical Measurement System HZ-3000, manufactured by HokutoDenko Corp.) was 0.088 Sm⁻¹ at 25° C.

The potential window was −0.1 V to 4.7 V with respect to Li/Li⁺, whichwas obtained from a cyclic voltammogram measured with theElectrochemical Measurement System HZ-3000 manufactured by Hokuto DenkoCorp. using Pt for a working electrode and a counter electrode and Lifor a reference electrode. A CV curve of methyln-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium bistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide isshown in FIG. 1.

(g) Preparation of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphoniumtetrafluoroborate

In a 50 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 2.00 g(0.0050 mol) of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium n-butylsulfate obtained in (e) and 10 ml of ultrapure water were charged. Whilethe resulting reaction mixture was stirred, an aqueous solutiondissolving 0.6 g (0.0055 mol) of NH₄BF₄ in 10 ml of ultrapure water wasadded to the reaction mixture, and the resulting mixture was furtherstirred at room temperature for 15 hours. The resulting salt wasextracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂, and the water layer was furtherextracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂. The organic layer was washed with 50 mlof ultrapure water three times, and then the resulting extractedsolution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator and vacuum-dried at80° C. In the form of a white solid, 0.93 g of methyln-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium tetrafluoroborate was obtained; theyield was 53%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.12 (m, 8H)

2.28 (m, 2H)

1.97 (d, 3H)

1.57-1.46 (m, 4H)

1.18 (t, 12H)

0.97 (t, 3H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −152.51 (d, 4F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 63.80 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 16.9°C. and the crystallization temperature was −19.9° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 363.0°C.

(h) Preparation of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphoniumhexafluorophosphate

In a 50 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 2.00 g(0.0050 mol) of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium n-butylsulfate obtained in (e) and 10 ml of ultrapure water were charged. Whilethe resulting reaction mixture was stirred, an aqueous solutiondissolving 0.84 g (0.0055 mol) of LiPF₆ in 10 ml of ultrapure water wasadded to the reaction mixture, and the resulting mixture was furtherstirred at room temperature for 15 hours. The resulting salt wasextracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂, and the water layer was furtherextracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂. The organic layer was washed with 50 mlof ultrapure water three times, and then the resulting extractedsolution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator and vacuum-dried at80° C. In the form of a white solid, 1.78 g of methyln-butylbis(diethylamino) phosphonium hexafluorophosphate was obtained;the yield was 83%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.11 (m, 8H)

2.23 (m, 2H)

1.92 (d, 3H)

1.58-1.43 (m, 4H)

1.18 (t, 12H)

0.97 (t, 3H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −72.75 (d, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 63.80 (m, 1P)

−144.29 (hept, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 140.0°C. The thermal decomposition temperature was measured with a thermalgravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5%weight-loss temperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10°C./min was 373.0° C.

Example 3 (i) Preparation ofbis(diethylamino)(trimethylsilylmethyl)phosphine

In a 50 ml three-necked flask equipped with a dropping funnel and amagnetic stirrer, 0.36 g (14.8 mmol) of magnesium and 10 ml of anhydrousdiethyl ether were charged at room temperature in a nitrogen gasatmosphere. After several drops of 1,2-dibromoethane were added so as toactivate magnesium, 2.0 ml (14.2 mmol) of chloromethyltrimethylsilanewere added dropwise carefully to avoid heat build-up. When the reactionsolution was stirred for 1 hour while it was heated mildly with a drier,the solution darkened. Then, after the solution was cooled to −78° C.,3.0 g (14.2 mmol) of chlorobis(diethylamino)phosphine synthesized in (a)were added dropwise to the solution, and the resultant mixture was thenreturned to room temperature and refluxed for 1 hour. The resultingcrystals were filtered off, washed with anhydrous diethyl ether, andpurified by vacuum-distillation (0.2 kPa, 74.3-79.5° C.) to obtain 2.29g of bis(diethylamino)(trimethylsilylmethyl)phosphine in the form of acolorless transparent liquid; the yield was 62%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 2.98-2.84 (m, 8H)

0.95 (m, 14H)

0.00 (s, 9H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 84.01 (s, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(j) Preparation ofbis(diethylamino)(methyl)(trimethylsilylmethyl)phosphonium MethylSulfate

In a 50 ml two-necked flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 1.15 g(0.0044 mol) of bis(diethylamino)(trimethylsilylmethyl) phosphineobtained in (i) were charged at room temperature in a nitrogen gasatmosphere, ice-cooled, and then 0.50 ml (0.0053 mol) of dimethylsulfate was added dropwise. After the resulting reaction mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 18 hours, it was washed with diethylether three times. The reaction mixture was vacuum-dried at roomtemperature, and 1.34 g ofbis(diethylamino)(methyl)(trimethylsilylmethyl)phosphonium methylsulfate was obtained in the form of a white solid; the yield was 79%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.49 (s, 3H)

3.33-3.20 (m, 8H)

2.27-2.16 (m, 5H)

1.21 (t, 9H)

0.30 (s, 9H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 62.07 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

(k) Preparation ofbis(diethylamino)(methyl)(trimethylsilylmethyl)phosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

In a 50 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 1.34 g(0.0035 mol) ofbis(diethylamino)(methyl)(trimethylsilylmethyl)phosphonium methylsulfate obtained in (j) and 10 ml of ultrapure water were charged. Whilethe resulting reaction mixture was stirred, an aqueous solutiondissolving 1.1 g (0.0038 mol) of LiTFSI in 10 ml of ultrapure water wasadded to the reaction mixture, and the resulting mixture was furtherstirred at room temperature for 15 hours. The resulting salt wasextracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂, and the water layer was furtherextracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂. The organic layer was washed with 20 mlof ultrapure water three times, and then the resulting extractedsolution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator and vacuum-dried at80° C. In the form of a transparent liquid, 1.13 g ofbis(diethylamino)(methyl)(trimethylsilylmethyl) phosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide were obtained; the yield was 58%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.09 (m, 8H)

1.94 (d, 3H)

1.70 (d, 2H)

1.17 (t, 9H)

0.25 (s, 9H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.78 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 60.62 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 32.1°C. The crystallization temperature was 12.2° C. The glass transitiontemperature was −65.8° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 229.8° C.

Example 4 (l) Preparation of1,1-bis(diethylamino)-3-methyl-3-phospholenium BistrifluoromethaneSulfonylimide

In a 200 ml three-necked flask equipped with a dropping funnel and amagnetic stirrer, 1.90 g (0.0142 mol) of aluminum chloride and 30 ml ofanhydrous dichloromethane were charged at room temperature in a nitrogengas atmosphere. While ice cooling, a solution dissolving 3.0 g (0.0142mol) of chlorobis(diethylamino) phosphine synthesized in (a) in 25 ml ofanhydrous dichloromethane was added dropwise. After the resultingreaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour and cooled to 0° C., 1.42 ml(0.0142 mol) of isoprene was added dropwise. The reaction mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Subsequently, 4.5 g (0.016 mol)of LiTFSI were added to the reaction mixture, and the resulting mixturewas then stirred overnight at room temperature. Then, the reactionmixture was washed with ultrapure water until the turbidity was notrecognized. The resulting organic layer was concentrated with a rotaryevaporator, washed with diethyl ether three times, vacuum-dried at 80°C., and 0.94 g of 1,1-bis(diethylamino)-3-methyl-3-phospholeniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide was obtained in the form of whitecrystals; the yield was 13%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 5.69 (d, 1H)

3.15 (m, 8H)

3.00-2.91 (m, 4H)

1.92 (s, 3H)

1.19 (t, 9H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.87 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 81.46 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 33.3°C. The crystallization temperature was 22.1° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 346.1°C.

Example 5 (m) Preparation ofchloro(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphine

In a 1000 ml three-necked flask equipped with a dropping funnel and amagnetic stirrer, 31.9 g (0.233 mol) of phosphorus trichloride and 500ml of anhydrous diethyl ether were charged at room temperature in anitrogen gas atmosphere, and the mixture was cooled to 5° C. or less inan ice bath. While the resulting reaction mixture was stirred, 25.0 ml(0.233 mol) of N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine were slowly added dropwiseto the reaction mixture. Furthermore, 65.0 ml (0.465 mol) oftriethylamine were slowly added dropwise. After the reaction mixture wasfurther stirred for 1.5 hours, it was filtered under pressure in anitrogen gas atmosphere. After the resulting crystals were washed withanhydrous diethyl ether three times, they were purified byvacuum-distillation (0.4 kPa, 44-52° C.), and 16.28 g ofchloro(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphine were obtained in the formof a transparent liquid; the yield was 46%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.32 (d, 4H)

2.78 (d, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 171.30 (s, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(n) Preparation of methyl(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphine

In a 200 ml four-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser, adropping funnel, and a magnetic stirrer, 8.00 g (0.0524 mol) ofchloro(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphine obtained in (m) and 100 mlof anhydrous diethyl ether were charged at room temperature in anitrogen gas atmosphere, and the mixture was cooled to −78° C. While theresulting reaction mixture was stirred, 53 ml of a diethyl ethersolution of 1 mol/L CH₃Li were added dropwise to the reaction mixture.While the reaction mixture was further stirred, the temperature waselevated slowly, and then the reaction mixture was refluxed for 1 hour.After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, theresulting crystals were filtered off under pressure in a nitrogen gasatmosphere, and then washed with anhydrous diethyl ether three times.The crystals were purified by vacuum distillation (4.6 kPa, 62.3° C.),and 3.76 g of methyl(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphine wereobtained in the form of a transparent liquid; the yield was 54%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.21-3.16 (m, 2H)

3.01-2.96 (m, 2H)

2.64 (d, 6H)

0.89 (d, 3H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 118.38 (s, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(o) Preparation of Methyln-butyl(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphonium Iodide

In a 50 ml two-necked flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 0.80 g(0.0061 mol) of methyl(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphine obtainedin (n) was charged at room temperature in a nitrogen gas atmosphere andice-cooled, and then 1.15 g (0.0062 mol) of n-butyl iodide were addeddropwise. After the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 16 hours, it was washed with diethyl ether three times.By vacuum drying at room temperature, 1.65 g of methyln-butyl(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphonium iodide were obtained inthe form of a white solid; the yield was 86%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: D₂O, standard substance:2,2-dimethyl-2-silapentane-5-sulfonate)

δ 3.28 (d-d, 4H)

2.68 (d, 6H)

2.24 (m, 2H)

1.75 (d, 3H)

1.39-1.30 (m, 4H)

0.81 (t, 3H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: D₂O, standard substance: triphenylphosphine)

δ 80.69 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

(p) Preparation of Methyln-butyl(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphonium BistrifluoromethaneSulfonylimide

In a 50 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 1.65 g(0.0052 mol) of methyl n-butyl(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphoniumiodide obtained in (O) and 10 ml of ultrapure water were charged. Whilethe resulting reaction mixture was stirred, an aqueous solutiondissolving 1.7 g (0.0057 mol) of LiTFSI in 10 ml of ultrapure water wasadded to the reaction mixture, and the resulting mixture was furtherstirred at room temperature for 15 hours. The resulting salt wasextracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂, and the water layer was furtherextracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂. The organic layer was washed with 20 mlof ultrapure water three times, and then the resulting extractedsolution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator and vacuum-dried at80° C. In the form of a transparent liquid, 0.31 g of methyln-butyl(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphonium bistrifluoromethanesulfonylimide was obtained; the yield was 13%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.38 (d-d, 4H)

2.80 (d, 6H)

2.27 (m, 2H)

1.84 (d, 3H)

1.47-1.36 (m, 4H)

0.93 (t, 3H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.95 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 80.66 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 30.7°C. The crystallization temperature was 5.9° C. The thermal decompositiontemperature was measured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120,manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measuredat a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 337.2° C.

Example 6 (q) Preparation of dichloro(diethylamino)phosphine

In a 300 ml three-necked flask equipped with a dropping funnel and amagnetic stirrer, 6.0 ml (0.069 mol) of phosphorus trichloride and 100ml of anhydrous diethyl ether were charged at room temperature in anitrogen gas atmosphere, and the mixture was cooled to 5° C. or less inan ice bath. While the resulting reaction mixture was stirred, 7.1 ml(0.069 mol) of diethylamine were slowly added dropwise over 3 hours. Thereaction mixture was filtered under pressure in a nitrogen gasatmosphere. The resulting crystals were washed with anhydrous diethylether three times and purified by vacuum-distillation (0.4 kPa,27.3-28.2° C.), and 6.84 g of dichloro(diethylamino)phosphine wereobtained in the form of a transparent liquid; the yield was 57%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.40-3.29 (m, 4H)

1.19 (t, 8H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 162.67 (s, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(r) Preparation of dimethyl(diethylamino)phosphine

In a 200 ml four-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser, adropping funnel, and a magnetic stirrer, 5.23 g (0.0312 mol) ofdichloro(diethylamino) phosphine obtained in (q) and 60 ml of anhydrousdiethyl ether were charged at room temperature in a nitrogen gasatmosphere, and the mixture was cooled to −78° C. While the resultingreaction mixture was stirred, 60 ml of a diethyl ether solution of 1mol/L CH₃Li were added dropwise to the reaction mixture. After thereaction mixture was further stirred for 15 minutes, the temperature waselevated slowly, and then the reaction mixture was refluxed for 45minutes. After the temperature was returned back to room temperature,the resulting crystals were filtered off under pressure in a nitrogengas atmosphere, and then washed with anhydrous diethyl ether threetimes. The crystals were purified by vacuum-distillation (10.8 kPa,69.5-70.0° C.), and 1.87 g of dimethyl(diethylamino)phosphine wereobtained in the form of a transparent liquid; the yield was 45%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 2.97-2.86 (m, 4H)

1.09 (d, 6H)

1.01 (t, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 35.04 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(s) Preparation of dimethyl n-butyl(diethylamino)phosphonium n-butylSulfate

In a 50 ml two-necked flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 0.62 g(0.0046 mol) of dimethyl(diethylamino)phosphine obtained in (r) wascharged at room temperature in a nitrogen gas atmosphere, ice-cooled,and then 1.1 ml (0.0056 mol) of di-n-butyl sulfate were added dropwise.After the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 42 hours,it was washed with diethyl ether three times. By vacuum drying at roomtemperature, 1.18 g of dimethyl n-butyl(diethylamino)phosphonium n-butylsulfate were obtained in the form of a white solid; the yield was 75%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: acetone-d₆, standard substance:tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.85 (t, 2H)

3.27 (m, 4H)

2.53 (m, 2H)

2.16 (d, 6H)

1.62-1.39 (m, 8H)

1.19 (t, 6H)

0.98-0.88 (m, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: acetone-d₆, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 61.67 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(t) Preparation of dimethyl n-butyl(diethylamino)phosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

In a 100 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 1.15 g(0.0034 mol) of dimethyl n-butyl(diethylamino) phosphonium n-butylsulfate obtained in (s) and 25 ml of ultrapure water were charged. Whilethe resulting reaction mixture was stirred, an aqueous solutiondissolving 1.2 g (0.0042 mol) of LiTFSI in 25 ml of ultrapure water wasadded to the reaction mixture, and the resulting mixture was furtherstirred at room temperature for 14 hours. The resulting salt wasextracted with 50 ml of CH₂Cl₂, and the water layer was furtherextracted with 50 ml of CH₂Cl₂. After the resulting organic layer waswashed with 100 ml of ultrapure water three times, the extractedsolution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator, and vacuum-dried at80° C. In the form of a transparent liquid, 1.39 g of dimethyln-butyl(diethylamino)phosphonium bistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide wereobtained; the yield was 87%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.10 (m, 4H)

2.19 (m, 2H)

1.91 (d, 6H)

1.48 (m, 4H)

1.17 (t, 6H)

0.95 (t, 3H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.93 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 59.45 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was −11° C.The crystallization temperature was −19.1° C. The glass transitiontemperature was −77.3° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 284.0° C.

The electrical conductivity as measured with the AC impedance method(Electrochemical Measurement System HZ-3000, manufactured by HokutoDenko Corp.) was 0.123 Sm⁻¹ at 25° C.

The potential window was 0 V to 4.7 V with respect to Li/Li⁺, which wasobtained from a cyclic voltammogram measured with the ElectrochemicalMeasurement System HZ-3000 manufactured by Hokuto Denko Corp. using Ptfor a working electrode and a counter electrode and Li for a referenceelectrode. A CV curve of dimethyl n-butyl(diethylamino)phosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide is shown in FIG. 2.

(u) Preparation of Dimethyl n-butyl(diethylamino)phosphoniumHexafluorophosphate

In a 50 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 1.00 g(0.0029 mol) of dimethyl n-butyl(diethylamino) phosphonium n-butylsulfate obtained in (s) and 10 ml of ultrapure water were charged. Whilethe resulting reaction mixture was stirred, an aqueous solutiondissolving 0.49 g (0.0032 mol) of LiPF₆ in 10 ml of ultrapure water wasadded to the reaction mixture, and the resulting mixture was furtherstirred at room temperature for 14 hours. The resulting salt wasextracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂. The water layer was further extractedwith 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂. The organic layer was washed with 50 ml ofultrapure water three times, and then the resulting extracted solutionwas concentrated with a rotary evaporator and vacuum-dried at 80° C. Inthe form of a transparent liquid, 0.62 g of dimethyln-butyl(diethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate was obtained; theyield was 46%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.10 (m, 4H)

2.19 (m, 2H)

1.91 (d, 6H)

1.48 (m, 4H)

1.17 (t, 6H)

0.95 (t, 3H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −71.70 (d, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 59.94 (m, 1P)

−144.24 (hept, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 138.1°C. The thermal decomposition temperature was measured with a thermalgravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5%weight-loss temperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10°C./min was 317.1° C.

Example 7 (v) Preparation of Methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphoniumbis(oxalato)borate

In a 100 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 1.33 g(0.0033 mol) of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino) phosphonium n-butylsulfate obtained in (e) and 10 ml of acetonitrile were charged. Whilethe resulting reaction mixture was stirred, a solution dissolving 0.64 g(0.0033 mol) of lithium bis(oxalato)borate in 30 ml of acetonitrile wasadded to the reaction mixture, and the resulting mixture was furtherstirred at room temperature for 2 days. The salt deposited was filteredoff and vacuum-concentrated with a rotary evaporator. The resultantconcentrate was dissolved in dichloromethane. After the resultingsolution was washed with 100 ml of ultrapure water three times, theextracted solution was vacuum-concentrated with a rotary evaporator, andvacuum-dried at 80° C. In the form of a transparent liquid, 1.25 g ofmethyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium bis(oxalato)borate wasobtained; the yield was 87%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.08 (m, 8H)

2.22 (m, 2H)

1.91 (d, 3H)

1.46 (m, 4H)

1.16 (t, 12H)

0.94 (t, 3H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 62.40 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The glass transitiontemperature was −52.9° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 284.3° C.

(w) Preparation of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphoniumTrifluorosulfonate

In a 30 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 0.50 g(0.0013 mol) of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino) phosphonium n-butylsulfate obtained in (e) was charged. With stirring, a solutiondissolving 0.20 g (0.0014 mol) of lithium trifluorosulfonate in 10 ml ofultrapure water was further added. The resulting reaction mixture wasfurther stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. After the water layerwas removed, the reaction mixture was washed with ultrapure water threetimes, and then vacuum-dried at 80° C. In the form of a white solid,0.23 g of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium trifluorosulfonatewas obtained; the yield was 46%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.12 (m, 8H)

2.33 (m, 2H)

2.02 (d, 3H)

1.50 (m, 4H)

1.19 (t, 12H)

0.97 (t, 3H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.28 (s, 3F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 62.21 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 74.8°C. The glass transition temperature was 56.4° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 311.8°C.

(x) Preparation of Methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphoniumperfluoro-n-butyl Sulfonate

In a 30 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 0.50 g(0.0013 mol) of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium n-butylsulfate obtained in (e) was charged. With stirring, a solutiondissolving 0.42 g (0.0014 mol) of lithium perfluoro n-butyl sulfonate in5 ml of ultrapure water was further added. The resulting reactionmixture was further stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. After thewater layer was removed, the reaction mixture was washed with ultrapurewater three times, and then vacuum-dried at 80° C. In the form of atransparent liquid, 0.54 g of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphoniumperfluoro n-butyl sulfonate was obtained; the yield was 79%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.12 (m, 8H)

2.32 (m, 2H)

2.02 (d, 3H)

1.49 (m, 4H)

1.18 (t, 12H)

0.97 (t, 3H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −80.91 (t-t, 3F)

−114.71 (m, 2F)

−121.63 (m, 2F)

−125.99 (m, 2F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 64.09 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 6.1° C.The crystallization temperature was −19.2° C. The thermal decompositiontemperature was measured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120,manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measuredat a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 328.8° C.

(y) Preparation of Methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphoniumpentafluoroethyl Trifluoroborate

In a 30 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 0.50 (0.0013mol) of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphonium n-butyl sulfateobtained in (e) was charged. With stirring, a solution dissolving 0.31 g(0.0014 mol) of potassium pentafluoroethyl trifluoroborate in 5 ml ofultrapure water was further added. The resulting reaction mixture wasfurther stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. After the water layerwas removed, the reaction mixture was washed with 100 ml of ultrapurewater three times, and then vacuum-dried at 80° C. In the form of awhite solid, 0.48 g of methyl n-butylbis(diethylamino)phosphoniumpentafluoroethyl trifluoroborate was obtained; the yield was 88%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.10 (m, 8H)

2.22 (m, 2H)

1.91 (d, 3H)

1.48 (m, 4H)

1.17 (t, 12H)

0.97 (t, 3H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −83.80 (q, 3F)

−136.81 (q, 2F)

−154.33 (q, 2F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 63.38 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 126.7°C. The crystallization temperature was 120.6° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 289.6°C.

Example 8 (z) Preparation ofchloro(N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamino)phosphine

In a 1000 ml three-necked flask equipped with a dropping funnel and amagnetic stirrer, 4.2 ml (0.049 mol) of phosphorus trichloride and 300ml of anhydrous diethyl ether were charged at room temperature in anitrogen gas atmosphere, and the mixture was cooled to 5° C. or less inan ice bath. While the resulting reaction mixture was stirred, 5 g(0.049 mol) of N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamine were slowly addeddropwise to the reaction mixture. Furthermore, 14 ml (0.098 mol) oftriethylamine were slowly added dropwise. After the reaction mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 2 hours, the reaction mixture wasfiltered under pressure in a nitrogen gas atmosphere. The resultingcrystals were washed with anhydrous diethyl ether three times, and thenthey were purified by vacuum-distillation (0.7 kPa, 90° C.), and 2.30 gof chloro(N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamino)phosphine were obtained inthe form of a transparent liquid; the yield was 29%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.00 (m, 4H)

2.68 (d, 6H)

1.90 (m, 2H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 161.10 (s, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(aa) Preparation of methyl(N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamino)phosphine

In a 200 ml four-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser, adropping funnel, and a magnetic stirrer, 2.30 g (0.014 mol) ofchloro(N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamino)phosphine obtained in (z) and120 ml of anhydrous diethyl ether were charged at room temperature in anitrogen gas atmosphere, and the mixture was cooled to −78° C. While thereaction mixture was stirred, 14 ml of a diethyl ether solution of 1mol/L CH₃Li were added dropwise to the reaction mixture. While thereaction mixture was stirred, the temperature was elevated slowly, andthen the reaction mixture was refluxed for 1 hour. After the temperaturewas returned back to room temperature, the resulting crystals werefiltered off under pressure in a nitrogen gas atmosphere, and thenwashed with anhydrous diethyl ether three times. Furthermore, thecrystals were purified by vacuum-distillation (5.0 kPa, 80° C.), and1.11 g of methyl(N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamino)phosphine wereobtained in the form of a transparent liquid; the yield was 54%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.16 (m, 2H)

2.68 (m, 2H)

2.63 (d, 6H)

2.14 (m, 1H)

1.35 (m, 1H)

1.16 (d, 3H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 90.09 (s, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(ab) Preparation of Methyln-butyl(N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamino)phosphonium n-butyl Sulfate

In a 50 ml two-necked flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 0.80 g(0.0054 mol) of methyl(N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamino)phosphineobtained in (aa) was charged at room temperature in a nitrogen gasatmosphere, ice-cooled, and then 1.1 ml (0.0054 mol) of di-n-butylsulfate were added dropwise. After the resulting reaction mixture wasstirred at 30° C. for 3 days, it was washed with diethyl ether threetimes. By vacuum drying at room temperature, 1.0 g of methyln-butyl(N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamino)phosphonium n-butyl sulfatewas obtained in the form of a yellow liquid; the yield was 52%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 4.02 (t, 2H)

3.26 (m, 2H)

3.14 (m, 2H)

2.61 (d, 6H)

2.50 (m, 2H)

2.13 (d, 3H)

1.99 (m, 2H)

1.64 (m, 2H)

1.42 (m, 6H)

0.95 (m, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 71.32 (s, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

(ac) Preparation of Methyln-butyl(N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamino)phosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

In a 50 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 1.00 g(0.0028 mol) of methyl n-butyl(N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamino)phosphonium n-butyl sulfate obtained in (ab) and 10 ml of ultrapurewater were charged. While the resulting reaction mixture was stirred, anaqueous solution dissolving 0.86 g (0.0030 mol) of LiTFSI in 10 ml ofultrapure water was added to the reaction mixture, and the resultingmixture was further stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. Theresulting salt was extracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂. The water layer wasfurther extracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂. The organic layer was washedwith 20 ml of ultrapure water three times, and then the resultingextracted solution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator andvacuum-dried at 80° C. In the form of a yellow transparent liquid, 1.00g of methyl n-butyl(N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propylenediamino)phosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide was obtained; the yield was 76%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.22 (m, 4H)

2.76 (d, 6H)

2.28 (m, 2H)

2.01 (m, 2H)

1.88 (d, 3H)

1.46 (m, 4H)

0.97 (t, 6H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.79 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 69.52 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed lineshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 36.2°C. The crystallization temperature was −24.6° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 285.5°C.

Example 9 (ad) Preparation of dichloro(N-methylethylamino)oxophosphorus

In a 1000 ml three-necked flask equipped with a dropping funnel and amagnetic stirrer, 19 ml (0.208 mol) of phosphoryl chloride and 400 ml ofanhydrous diethyl ether were charged at room temperature in a nitrogengas atmosphere, and the mixture was cooled to 5° C. or less in an icebath. While the resulting reaction mixture was stirred, 18.1 ml (0.208mol) of N-methylethylamine were slowly added dropwise to the reactionmixture. Furthermore, 29 ml (0.208 mol) of triethylamine were addeddropwise. After the reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour while it wasice-cooled, the reaction mixture was filtered under pressure in anitrogen gas atmosphere. The resulting crystals were washed withanhydrous diethyl ether three times, and then they were purified byvacuum-distillation (1.3 kPa, 80° C.), and 32.68 g ofdichloro(N-methylethylamino)oxophosphorus in the form of a transparentliquid; the yield was 89%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.32 (m, 2H)

2.86 (d, 3H)

1.24 (t, 3H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 17.88 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(ae) Preparation of dimethyl(N-methylethylamino)oxophosphorus

In a 300 ml four-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser, adropping funnel, and a magnetic stirrer, 15.00 g (0.08500 mol) ofdichloro(N-methylethylamino)oxophosphorus obtained in (ad) and 100 ml ofanhydrous diethyl ether were charged at room temperature in a nitrogengas atmosphere, and the mixture was cooled to −78° C. While the reactionmixture was stirred, 57 ml of a diethyl ether solution of 3 mol/LCH₃MgBr were added dropwise to the reaction mixture. After the reactionmixture was stirred for 15 minutes, the temperature was elevated slowly,and then the reaction mixture was refluxed for 3 hours. After thetemperature was returned back to room temperature, the resultingcrystals were filtered off under pressure in a nitrogen gas atmosphere,and then washed with anhydrous diethyl ether three times. Furthermore,the crystals were purified by vacuum-distillation (0.1 kPa, 50-55° C.),and 1.42 g of dimethyl(N-methylethylamino)oxophosphorus were obtained inthe form of a transparent liquid; the yield was 12%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.02 (m, 2H)

2.63 (d, 3H)

1.46 (d, 6H)

1.14 (t, 3H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.28 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(af) Preparation of dimethyl(N-methylethylamino)_(n)-butoxyphosphoniumn-butyl Sulfate

In a 50 ml two-necked flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, at roomtemperature in a nitrogen gas atmosphere, 1.42 g (0.0105 mol) ofdimethyl(N-methylethylamino)oxophosphorus obtained in (ae) were chargedand ice-cooled. Subsequently, 2.5 ml (0.0126 mol) of di-n-butyl sulfatewere added dropwise. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 30°C. for 7 days, and then it was washed with diethyl ether three times andvacuum-dried at room temperature, and 2.59 g ofdimethyl(N-methylethylamino) n-butoxyphosphonium n-butyl sulfate wereobtained in the form of a white solid; the yield was 71%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: acetone-d₆, standard substance:tetramethylsilane)

δ 4.24 (m, 2H)

3.84 (t, 2H)

3.34 (m, 2H)

2.96 (d, 3H)

2.32 (d, 6H)

1.73-1.34 (m, 8H)

1.25 (t, 3H)

0.99-0.88 (m, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: acetone-d₆, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 80.00 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

(ag) Preparation of dimethyl(N-methylethylamino)_(n)-butoxyphosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

In a 50 ml recovery flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, 2.59 g(0.0075 mol) of dimethyl(N-methylethylamino)_(n)-butoxyphosphoniumn-butyl sulfate obtained in (af) were charged. An aqueous solutiondissolving 2.6 g (0.0090 mol) of LiTFSI in 25 ml of ultrapure water wasadded with stirring. The resulting reaction mixture was further stirredat room temperature for 14 hours. The resulting salt was extracted with50 ml of CH₂Cl₂, and the water layer was further extracted with 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂. The organic layer was washed with 100 ml of ultrapure waterthree times, and then the resulting extracted solution was concentratedwith a rotary evaporator and vacuum-dried at 80° C. In the form of atransparent liquid, 2.94 g of dimethyl(N-methylethylamino)n-butoxyphosphonium bistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide were obtained; theyield was 83%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 4.03 (quart, 2H)

3.29 (m, 2H)

2.85 (d, 3H)

2.05 (d, 6H)

1.68 (m, 2H)

1.39 (m, 2H)

1.23 (t, 3H)

0.94 (t, 3H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl) δ −78.99(s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 76.98 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The glass transitiontemperature was −88.7° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 217.2° C.

Example 10 B(a) Preparation of tris(diethylamino)phosphoimineHydrochloride

In a 500 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser, adropping funnel, and a magnetic stirrer, 20.0 g (0.146 mol) ofphosphorus trichloride and 185 ml (1.91 mol) of carbon tetrachloridewere charged at room temperature in a nitrogen gas atmosphere, and themixture was cooled to 5° C. or less in an ice bath. Subsequently, 91.5ml (0.884 mol) of diethylamine were slowly added dropwise at 30° C. withstirring. After the temperature became constant, the resulting reactionmixture was further stirred for 1 hour at room temperature so as toobtain a yellow liquid. Then, anhydrous ammonia was bubbled from thebottom of the liquid at 25° C. for about 1.5 hours so as to obtain afaint yellow suspension. After bubbling, the suspension was furtherstirred overnight. The suspension was filtered off, and the resultingresidue was washed with 10 ml of carbon tetrachloride. The filtrateobtained was vacuum-distilled to remove the solvent.Tris(diethylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride was obtained in the form ofa honey-like yellow viscous liquid.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 9.88 (broad, 1H)

3.13 (m, 12H)

1.17 (t, 18H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 41.34 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

B(b) Preparation of tris(diethylamino)dimethylaminophosphonium Iodide

In a 100 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 7.26 g (about 0.0243 mol) of crudetris(diethylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(a) werecharged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 2.33 g (0.0583 mol) of NaOHin 2.5 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 2.59 g (0.0648mol) of NaOH in 10 ml of ultrapure water and 7.1 ml (0.011 mol) ofiodomethane were added, and the resulting reaction solution was stirredat 70° C. for 15 hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, thereaction solution separating into two layers was extracted with 30 ml ofCH₂Cl₂. The water layer was further extracted with CH₂Cl₂ twice. Theextract together with the organic layer was dried with anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered, vacuum-distilled to remove most of the solvent, washed withether three times, and vacuum-dried at 90° C. to obtain 9.9 g of abrown-colored oily product (the yield was 97% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.20 (m, 12H)

2.87 (s, 6H)

1.25 (t, 18H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.12 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(c) Preparation of tris(diethylamino)dimethylaminophosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

In 10 ml of CH₂Cl₂, 9.9 g (0.0236 mol) of tris(diethylamino)dimethylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(b) were dissolved, whichwas then back-extracted with 150 ml of ultrapure water three times. Tothe aqueous solutions obtained in the second and third back-extractions,an aqueous solution dissolving 6.8 g (0.024 mol) of LiTFSI in 30 ml ofultrapure water was added, and then the resultant mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 1 hour. The resulting salt was extracted with 100ml of CH₂Cl₂, and the water layer was further extracted with 100 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ twice. After washing twice with ultrapure water, the resultingextracted solution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator andvacuum-dried at 90° C. so as to obtain 4.55 g of a product; the yieldwas 34.7%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.13 (m, 12H)

2.77 (s, 6H)

1.21 (t, 18H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.79 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 41.34 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 119.8°C. The thermal decomposition temperature was measured with a thermalgravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5%weight-loss temperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10°C./min was 359.1° C.

Example 11 B(d) Preparation of tetrakis(diethylamino)phosphonium Bromide

In a 100 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 7.26 g (about 0.0243 mol) of crudetris(diethylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(a) werecharged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 2.33 g (0.0583 mol) of NaOHin 2.5 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 1.16 g (0.0291mol) of NaOH in 5 ml of ultrapure water and 4.3 ml (0.057 mol) ofbromoethane were added, and the resulting reaction solution was stirredat 70° C. for 25 hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, thereaction solution separating into two layers was extracted with 10 ml ofCH₂Cl₂, and the water layer was further extracted with CH₂Cl₂ twice. Theextract together with the organic layer were dried with anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered, vacuum-distilled to remove most of the solvent, washedwith ether three times, and vacuum-dried at 90° C. to obtain 7.18 g of abrown-colored oily product (the yield was 71% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.20 (m, 16H)

1.25 (t, 24H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 44.03 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(e) Preparation of tetrakis(diethylamino)phosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

In 5 ml of CH₂Cl₂, 13.7 g (0.0343 mol) oftetrakis(diethylamino)phosphonium bromide obtained in B(d) weredissolved, which was then back-extracted with 70 ml of ultrapure water.To the aqueous solution obtained in the back-extraction, an aqueoussolution dissolving 10.0 g (0.0348 mol) of LiTFSI in 50 ml of ultrapurewater was added, and then the resultant mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 1 hour. The resulting salt was extracted with 70 ml ofCH₂Cl₂, and the water layer was further extracted with 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂.After washing twice with 70 ml of ultrapure water, the resultingextracted solution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator andvacuum-dried at 90° C. so as to obtain 14.22 g of a product; the yieldwas 97.3% based on PCl₃. The resulting compound was identified with anuclear magnetic resonance analyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMRSpectrometer, manufactured by BRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectraldata are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.14 (m, 16H)

1.21 (t, 24H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.80 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.96 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). No peak, which can berecognized as a melting point, was observed. By visual observation,melting started at 90° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 376.0° C.

Example 12 B(f) Preparation oftris(diethylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphonium Iodide

In a 100 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 10.0 g (about 0.0335 mol) of crude tris(diethylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(a) were charged, and an aqueoussolution dissolving 2.68 g (0.0670 mol) of NaOH in 3 ml of ultrapurewater was slowly added dropwise. An orange-colored suspension wasobtained after 1 hour stirring at room temperature. Subsequently, anaqueous solution dissolving 5.51 g (0.138 mol) of NaOH in 20 ml ofultrapure water and 26 ml (0.238 mol) of iodo-n-propane were added, andthe resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 19 hours. Afterthe temperature was returned back to room temperature, the reactionmixture separating into two layers was extracted with 50 ml of CH₂Cl₂,and the water layer was further extracted with CH₂Cl₂. The extracttogether with the organic layer were dried with anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered, vacuum-distilled to remove most of the solvent, washed withether three times, and vacuum-dried at 90° C. to obtain 16.47 g of abrown-colored oily product.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.19 (m, 12H)

2.99 (m, 4H)

1.62 (m, 4H)

1.23 (t, 18H)

0.96 (t, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine) δ 43.61 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(g) Preparation of tis(diethylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

In 5 ml of CH₂Cl₂, 16.47 g (0.0347 mol) of tris(diethylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(f) were dissolved,which was then back-extracted with 50 ml of ultrapure water five times.To the aqueous solutions obtained in the third, forth, and fifthback-extractions, an aqueous solution dissolving 10.0 g (0.035 mol) ofLiTFSI in 50 ml of ultrapure water was added, and then the resultantmixture was stirred at 50° C. for 4 days. The resulting salt wasextracted with 150 ml of CH₂Cl₂, and the water layer was furtherextracted with 50 ml of CH₂Cl₂. After washing twice with ultrapurewater, the resulting extracted solution was concentrated with a rotaryevaporator and vacuum-dried at 90° C. so as to obtain 4.42 g of aproduct; the yield was 20.3% based on PCl₃.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

63.14 (m, 12H)

2.95 (m, 4H)

1.60 (m, 4H)

1.22 (t, 18H)

0.93 (t, 6H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.75 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.96 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 94.1°C. The thermal decomposition temperature was measured with a thermalgravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5%weight-loss temperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10°C./min was 362.0° C.

Example 13 B(h) Preparation oftris(diethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium iodide

In a 100 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 42.4 g (about 0.142 mol) of crudetris(diethylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(a) werecharged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 11.68 g (0.292 mol) of NaOHin 12 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. An orange-coloredsuspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at room temperature.Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 23.36 g (0.586 mol) of NaOHin 90 ml of ultrapure water and 118 ml (0.238 mol) of iodo-n-butane wereadded, and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 19hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, thereaction mixture separating into two layers was separated. The organiclayer was washed with ultrapure water five times, vacuum-distilled toremove most of the solvent, vacuum-dried at 70° C., further washed withether three times, vacuum-distilled again to remove most of the solvent,and dried at 70° C. to obtain 42.58 g of a brown-colored oily product(the yield was 59.7% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.19 (m, 12H)

3.02 (m, 4H)

1.56 (m, 4H)

1.35 (m, 4H)

1.25 (t, 18H)

0.98 (t, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.74 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(i) Preparation of tris(diethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

To 48.75 g (0.097 mol) of tris(diethylamino) di-n-butylaminophosphoniumiodide obtained in B(h), an aqueous solution dissolving 28.7 g (0.100mol) of LiTFSI in 200 ml of ultrapure water was added, and then theresultant mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 3 days. The resulting saltwas extracted with 100 ml of CH₂Cl₂, and the water layer was furtherextracted with 50 ml of CH₂Cl₂. After five times of washing withultrapure water, the resulting extracted solution was concentrated witha rotary evaporator and vacuum-dried at 90° C., and then passed throughan alumina column (developing solvent: CH₂Cl₂). The extracted solutionwas concentrated again with a rotary evaporator and vacuum-dried at 90°C. so as to obtain 54.59 g of a product; the yield was 85.8%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.14 (m, 12H)

2.99 (m, 4H)

1.54 (m, 4H)

1.33 (m, 4H)

1.22 (t, 18H)

0.97 (t, 6H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.75 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.85 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 25.4°C. The thermal decomposition temperature was measured with a thermalgravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5%weight-loss temperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10°C./min was 362.5° C.

The electrical conductivity as measured with the AC impedance method(Electrochemical Measurement System HZ-3000, manufactured by HokutoDenko Corp.) was 0.0642 Sm⁻¹ at 50° C.

The potential window was −0.1 V to 4.8 V with respect to Li/Li⁺, whichwas obtained from a cyclic voltammogram measured with theElectrochemical Measurement System HZ-3000 manufactured by Hokuto DenkoCorp. using Pt for a working electrode and a counter electrode and Lifor a reference electrode. A CV curve oftris(diethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium bistrifluoromethanesulfonylimide is shown in FIG. 3.

To 3.8 g (0.0058 mol) of tris(diethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonyl imide, an aqueous solution dissolving 5 gof NaOH in 20 ml of H₂O was added, and then the resulting reactionmixture was stirred at 50° C. for 14 hours. Subsequently, 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ were added to the reaction mixture, and the resultant solutionwas separated. The organic layer was washed with 30 ml of ultrapurewater three times, vacuum-concentrated, and vacuum-dried at 80° C. so asto obtain 3.7 g of a product; the yield was 96%.

A similar experiment was carried out using ethylmethylimidazoliumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide; the yield was 81%.

B(j) Preparation of tris(diethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium Nitrate

In 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂, 2.48 g (0.00494 mol) of tris(diethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(h) were dissolved. Tothe resulting solution, 20 ml of an aqueous solution dissolving 0.87 gof AgNO₃ were added. The resulting crystals were filtered off. Thefiltrate was washed with ultrapure water twice, concentrated with arotary evaporator, and vacuum-dried at 80° C. so as to obtain 1.47 g ofa product; the yield was 67.9%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.17 (m, 12H)

3.01 (m, 4H)

1.55 (m, 4H)

1.33 (m, 4H)

1.24 (t, 18H)

0.97 (t, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.81 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 61.2°C. The thermal decomposition temperature was measured with a thermalgravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5%weight-loss temperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10°C./min was 282.8° C.

Example 14 B(k) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)phosphoimineHydrochloride

In a 500 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser, adropping funnel, and a magnetic stirrer, 10.0 g (0.0728 mol) ofphosphorus trichloride and 92 ml (0.954 mol) of carbon tetrachloridewere charged at room temperature in a nitrogen gas atmosphere, and themixture was cooled to 5° C. or less in an ice bath. Subsequently, 52 ml(0.442 mol) of N-methyl-n-butylamine were slowly added dropwise at 30°C. or less with stirring. After the temperature became constant, theresulting reaction mixture was further stirred for 1 hour at roomtemperature so as to obtain a yellow liquid. Then, anhydrous ammonia wasbubbled from the bottom of the liquid at 25° C. so as to obtain a faintyellow suspension. After bubbling, the suspension was further stirredovernight. The suspension was filtered off, and the resulting residuewas washed with 10 ml of carbon tetrachloride. The filtrate obtained wasvacuum-distilled to remove the solvent. In the form of a honey-likeyellow viscous liquid, 27.30 g of tris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride were obtained.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 9.89 (broad, 1H)

2.98 (m, 6H)

2.76 (d, 9H)

1.59 (m, 6H)

1.33 (m, 6H)

0.94 (t, 9H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 41.56 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

B(l) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)dimethylaminophosphoniumIodide

In a 100 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 5.00 g (about 0.0134 mol) of crudetris(N-methyl-n-butylamino) phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(k)were charged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 1.07 g (0.0268 mol) ofNaOH in 1 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 2.68 g (0.067mol) of NaOH in 10 ml of ultrapure water and 6 ml (0.09 mol) ofiodomethane were added, and the resulting reaction mixture was stirredat 70° C. for 3.5 hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ were added to extract the reaction mixture. The separated organiclayer was washed with ultrapure water five times, vacuum-distilled toremove most of the solvent, vacuum-dried at 80° C., further washed withether three times, vacuum-distilled again to remove most of the solvent,and vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 4.75 g of a brown-colored oilyproduct (the yield was 74.7% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 2.96 (m, 6H)

2.84 (d, 15H)

1.59 (m, 6H)

1.34 (m, 6H)

0.97 (t, 9H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 42.89 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(m) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)dimethylaminophosphoniumbistrifluoromethane Sulfonyl Imide

To 4.75 g (0.010 mol) of tris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)dimethylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(l), an aqueous solutiondissolving 3.2 g (0.011 mol) of LiTFSI in 50 ml of ultrapure water wasadded, and the resultant solution was stirred at 50° C. for 19 hours.The resulting salt was extracted with 100 ml of CH₂Cl₂ and washed withultrapure water three times. The extracted solution was concentratedwith a rotary evaporator, vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 5.35 g of aproduct; the yield was 87.2%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 2.90 (m, 6H)

2.76 (d, 9H)

2.74 (d, 6H)

1.57 (m, 6H)

1.32 (m, 6H)

0.96 (t, 9H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl) δ −78.84(s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.85 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). No peak, which can berecognized as a melting point, was observed. The compound was visuallyin the form of a liquid at a room temperature of 20° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 395.0°C.

Example 15 B(n) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)diethylaminophosphonium Iodide

In a 100 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 5.53 g (about 0.0147 mol) of crudetris(N-methyl-n-butylamino) phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(k)were charged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 1.18 g (0.0295 mol) ofNaOH in 1 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 2.95 g (0.0737mol) of NaOH in 10 ml of ultrapure water and 8.5 ml (0.10 mol) ofiodomethane were added, and the resulting reaction mixture was stirredat 70° C. for 15.5 hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ were added to extract the reaction mixture. The separated organiclayer was washed with ultrapure water five times, vacuum-distilled toremove most of the solvent, vacuum-dried at 80° C., further washed withether three times, vacuum-distilled again to remove most of the solvent,and vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 5.41 g of a brown-colored oilyproduct (the yield was 75.3% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.16 (m, 4H)

2.97 (m, 6H)

2.84 (d, 9H)

1.59 (m, 6H)

1.34 (m, 6H)

1.25 (t, 6H)

0.97 (t, 9H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.26 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(o) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)diethylaminophosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

To 5.41 g (0.011 mol) of tris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)dimethylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(n), an aqueous solutiondissolving 3.5 g (0.012 mol) of LiTFSI in 50 ml of ultrapure water wasadded, and the resultant solution was stirred at 50° C. for 23 hours.The resulting salt was extracted with 100 ml of CH₂Cl₂ and washed withultrapure water three times. The extracted solution was concentratedwith a rotary evaporator, vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 6.43 g of aproduct; the yield was 90.3%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.10 (m, 4H)

2.91 (m, 6H)

2.76 (d, 9H)

1.57 (m, 6H)

1.33 (m, 6H)

1.22 (t, 6H)

0.96 (t, 9H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.82 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.44 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 3.7° C.The thermal decomposition temperature was measured with a thermalgravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5%weight-loss temperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10°C./min was 402.1° C.

Example 16 B(p) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphonium Iodide

In a 100 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 0.90 g (about 0.0025 mol) of crudetris(N-methyl-n-butylamino) phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(k)was charged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 0.20 g (0.0050 mol) ofNaOH in 0.5 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 0.50 g (0.0125mol) of NaOH in 2 ml of ultrapure water and 1.70 ml (0.0175 mol) ofiodo-n-propane were added, and the resulting reaction mixture wasstirred at 70° C. for 15.5 hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ were added to extract the reaction mixture. The separated organiclayer was washed with ultrapure water five times, vacuum-distilled toremove most of the solvent, vacuum-dried at 80° C., further washed withether three times, vacuum-distilled again to remove most of the solvent,and vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 0.93 g oftris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphonium iodide (the yieldwas 76% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 2.96 (m, 10H)

2.83 (d, 9H)

1.60 (m, 10H)

1.25 (m, 6H)

0.97 (m, 15H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.13 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(q) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

To 0.93 g (0.0018 mol) of tris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(p), an aqueous solutiondissolving 0.6 g (0.002 mol) of LiTFSI in 15 ml of ultrapure water wasadded, and the resulting solution was stirred at 50° C. for 39 hours.The resulting salt was extracted with 100 ml of CH₂Cl₂ and washed withultrapure water three times. The extracted solution was concentratedwith a rotary evaporator, vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 0.52 g oftis(N-methyl-n-butylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide; the yield was 43%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 2.91 (m, 10H)

2.75 (d, 9H)

1.58 (m, 10H)

1.33 (m, 6H)

0.95 (m, 15H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.76 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.27 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The glass transitiontemperature was −71.4° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 386.7° C.

Example 17 B(r) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium Iodide

In a 100 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 0.90 g (about 0.0025 mol) of crudetris(N-methyl-n-butylamino) phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(k)was charged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 0.20 g (0.0050 mol) ofNaOH in 0.5 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 0.50 g (0.0125mol) of NaOH in 2 ml of ultrapure water and 2.05 ml (0.0175 mol) ofiodo-n-butane were added, and the resulting reaction mixture was stirredat 70° C. for 15.5 hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ were added to extract the reaction mixture. The separated organiclayer was washed with ultrapure water five times, vacuum-distilled toremove most of the solvent, vacuum-dried at 80° C., further washed withether three times, vacuum-distilled again to remove most of the solvent,and vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 1.05 g oftris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium iodide (the yieldwas 76% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 2.98 (m, 10H)

2.83 (d, 9H)

1.58 (m, 10H)

1.35 (m, 10H)

0.93 (t, 15H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.22 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(s) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

To 1.05 g (0.0019 mol) of tris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(r), an aqueous solutiondissolving 0.6 g (0.002 mol) of LiTFSI in 15 ml of ultrapure water wasadded, and the resulting solution was stirred at 50° C. for 39 hours.The resulting salt was extracted with 100 ml of CH₂Cl₂ and washed withultrapure water three times. The extracted solution was concentratedwith a rotary evaporator, vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 0.41 g oftis(N-methyl-n-butylamino) di-n-butylaminophosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide; the yield was 31%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 2.94 (m, 10H)

2.75 (d, 9H)

1.55 (m, 10H)

1.33 (m, 10H)

0.97 (t, 15H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.77 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.44 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The glass transitiontemperature was −70.5° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 387.2° C.

Example 18 B(t) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)dimethoxyethylaminophosphonium Bromide

In a 100 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 0.90 g (about 0.0025 mol) of crudetris(N-methyl-n-butylamino) phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(k)was charged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 0.20 g (0.0050 mol) ofNaOH in 0.5 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 0.50 g (0.0125mol) of NaOH in 2 ml of ultrapure water and 1.67 ml (0.0175 mol) of2-methoxyethyl bromide were added, and the resulting reaction mixturewas stirred at 70° C. for 15.5 hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ were added to extract the reaction mixture. The separated organiclayer was washed with ultrapure water five times, vacuum-distilled toremove most of the solvent, vacuum-dried at 80° C., further washed withether three times, vacuum-distilled again to remove most of the solvent,and vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 0.78 g oftris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)dimethoxyethylaminophosphonium bromide (theyield was 56% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.62 (t, 4H)

3.36 (s, 6H)

3.32 (m, 4H)

2.98 (m, 6H)

2.82 (d, 9H)

1.57 (m, 6H)

1.31 (m, 6H)

0.96 (t, 9H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 44.16 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(u) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)dimethoxyethylaminophosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

To 0.78 g (0.0013 mol) of tris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)dimethoxyethylaminophosphonium bromide obtained in B(t), an aqueoussolution dissolving 0.6 g (0.002 mol) of LiTFSI in 15 ml of ultrapurewater was added, and the resulting solution was stirred at 50° C. for 39hours. The resulting salt was extracted with 100 ml of CH₂Cl₂ and washedwith ultrapure water three times. The extracted solution wasconcentrated with a rotary evaporator, vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain0.93 g of tris(N-methyl-n-butylamino)dimethoxyethylaminophosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide; the yield was 99%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.55 (t, 4H)

3.34 (s, 6H)

3.24 (m, 4H)

2.93 (m, 6H)

2.75 (d, 9H)

1.55 (m, 6H)

1.32 (m, 6H)

0.96 (t, 9H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.76 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 44.28 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 20.8°C. The glass transition temperature was −68.1° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 396.1°C.

Example 19 B(v) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)phosphoimineHydrochloride

In a 500 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser, adropping funnel, and a magnetic stirrer, at room temperature in anitrogen gas atmosphere, 10.0 g (0.0728 mol) of phosphorus trichlorideand 92 ml (0.954 mol) of carbon tetrachloride were charged, and cooledto 5° C. or less in an ice bath. Subsequently, 37 ml (0.420 mol) ofN-methyl-ethylamine were slowly added dropwise at a temperature below30° C. with stirring. After the temperature became constant, theresulting reaction mixture was further stirred for 1 hour at roomtemperature so as to obtain a yellow liquid. Then, anhydrous ammonia wasbubbled from the bottom of the liquid at 25° C. for about 1.5 hours soas to obtain a faint yellow suspension. After bubbling, the suspensionwas further stirred overnight. The suspension was filtered off, and theresulting residue was washed with 10 ml of carbon tetrachloride. Thefiltrate obtained was vacuum-distilled to remove the solvent. In theform of a honey-like yellow viscous liquid were obtained 19.76 g oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino) phosphoimine hydrochloride.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 9.93 (broad, 1H)

3.11 (m, 6H)

2.75 (d, 9H)

1.20 (t, 9H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 41.21 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below.

B(w) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)dimethylaminophosphoniumIodide

In a 50 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 3.23 g (0.0126 mol) of crudetris(N-methyl-ethylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(v)were charged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 1.01 g (0.0252 mol) ofNaOH in 1 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 2.52 g (0.0629mol) of NaOH in 10 ml of ultrapure water and 5.44 ml (0.0881 mol) ofiodomethane were added, and the resulting reaction mixture was stirredat 70° C. for 4 hours. After the temperature was returned back to roomtemperature, 50 ml of CH₂Cl₂ were added to extract the reaction mixture.The separated organic layer was washed with ultrapure water five times,vacuum-distilled to remove most of the solvent, vacuum-dried at 80° C.,further washed with ether three times, vacuum-distilled again to removemost of the solvent, and vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 3.27 g oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)dimethylaminophosphonium iodide (the yield was73% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.18-3.07 (m, 6H)

2.85 (d-d, 15H)

1.25 (t, 9H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 42.69 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(x) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)dimethylaminophosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

To 3.27 g (0.0087 mol) oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)dimethylaminophosphonium iodide obtained inB(w), an aqueous solution dissolving 2.8 g (0.0096 mol) of LiTFSI in 100ml of ultrapure water was added, and the resulting solution was stirredat 50° C. for 87.5 hours. The resulting salt was extracted with 100 mlof CH₂Cl₂ and washed with ultrapure water three times. The extractedsolution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator, vacuum-dried at 80°C. to obtain 3.92 g of tis(N-methyl-ethylamino) dimethylaminophosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide; the yield was 85%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.09-2.99 (m, 6H)

2.75 (d-d, 15H)

1.22 (t, 9H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.83 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 42.86 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 127.6°C. The crystallization temperature was 123.3° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 411.4°C.

B(y) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)diethylaminophosphoniumIodide

In a 50 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 3.10 g (0.0121 mol) of crudetris(N-methyl-ethylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(v)were charged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 0.96 g (0.0241 mol) ofNaOH in 1 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 2.42 g (0.0604mol) of NaOH in 10 ml of ultrapure water and 6.8 ml (0.0845 mol) ofiodoethane were added, and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at70° C. for 20 hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ were added to extract the reaction mixture. The separated organiclayer was washed with ultrapure water five times, vacuum-distilled toremove most of the solvent, vacuum-dried at 80° C., further washed withether three times, vacuum-distilled again to remove most of the solvent,and vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 3.33 g oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)diethylaminophosphonium iodide (the yield: 72%based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.21-3.08 (m, 10H)

2.84 (d, 9H)

1.25 (t, 15H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.02 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(z) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)diethylaminophosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

To 3.33 g (0.00824 mol) oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)diethylaminophosphonium iodide obtained inB(y), an aqueous solution dissolving 2.6 g (0.0091 mol) of LiTFSI in 100ml of ultrapure water was added, and the resulting solution was stirredat 50° C. for 87.5 hours. The resulting salt was extracted with 100 mlof CH₂Cl₂ and washed with ultrapure water three times. The extractedsolution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator, vacuum-dried at 80°C. to obtain 3.77 g of tis(N-methyl-ethylamino) diethylaminophosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide; the yield was 82%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.17-2.99 (m, 10H)

2.75 (d, 9H)

1.22 (t, 15H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl) δ −78.85(s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.11 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 115.7°C. The thermal decomposition temperature was measured with a thermalgravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5%weight-loss temperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10°C./min was 408.7° C.

B(aa) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphonium Iodide

In a 50 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 2.00 g (0.00779 mol) of crudetris(N-methyl-ethylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(v)were charged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 0.62 g (0.00156 mol) ofNaOH in 1 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 1.56 g (0.0389mol) of NaOH in 6 ml of ultrapure water and 5.3 ml (0.055 mol) ofiodo-n-propane were added, and the resulting reaction mixture wasstirred at 70° C. for 15 hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ were added to extract the reaction mixture. The separated organiclayer was washed with ultrapure water five times, vacuum-distilled toremove most of the solvent, vacuum-dried at 80° C., further washed withether three times, vacuum-distilled again to remove most of the solvent,and vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 2.47 g oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphonium iodide (the yield:78% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.18-3.08 (m, 6H)

3.02-2.92 (m, 4H)

2.83 (d, 9H)

1.67-1.59 (m, 4H)

1.25 (t, 9H)

0.96 (t, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 42.91 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(ab) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphonium BistrifluoromethaneSulfonylimide

To 2.47 g (0.00571 mol) of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(aa), an aqueoussolution dissolving 1.8 g (0.0063 mol) of LiTFSI in 100 ml of ultrapurewater was added, and the resulting solution was stirred at 50° C. for 18hours. The resulting salt was extracted with 100 ml of CH₂Cl₂ and washedwith ultrapure water three times. The extracted solution wasconcentrated with a rotary evaporator, vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain2.53 g of tis(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-propylaminophosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide; the yield was 76%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.10-2.99 (m, 6H)

2.97-2.89 (m, 4H)

2.74 (d, 9H)

1.64-1.56 (m, 4H)

1.22 (t, 9H)

0.93 (t, 6H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl) δ −78.88(s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 42.97 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). No peak, which can berecognized as a melting point, was observed. The thermal decompositiontemperature was measured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120,manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measuredat a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 402.8° C.

B(ac) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphoniumIodide

In a 50 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 2.06 g (0.00802 mol) of crudetris(N-methyl-ethylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(v) wascharged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 0.64 g (0.0160 mol) of NaOHin 1 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. An orange-coloredsuspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at room temperature.Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 1.60 g (0.0401 mol) of NaOHin 6 ml of ultrapure water and 6.5 ml (0.056 mol) of iodo-n-butane wereadded, and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 15hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ were added to extract the reaction mixture. The separated organiclayer was washed with ultrapure water five times, vacuum-distilled toremove most of the solvent, vacuum-dried at 80° C., further washed withether three times, vacuum-distilled again to remove most of the solvent,and vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 2.72 g oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium iodide (the yield:78% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.19-3.08 (m, 6H)

3.05-2.96 (m, 4H)

2.83 (d, 9H)

1.56 (m, 4H)

1.39-1.31 (m, 4H)

1.25 (t, 9H)

0.97 (t, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.02 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(ad) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

To 2.72 g (0.00590 mol) of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(ac), an aqueous solutiondissolving 1.9 g (0.0066 mol) of LiTFSI in 100 ml of ultrapure water wasadded, and the resulting solution was stirred at 50° C. for 18 hours.The resulting salt was extracted with 100 ml of CH₂Cl₂ and washed withultrapure water three times. The extracted solution was concentratedwith a rotary evaporator, vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 2.56 g oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium bistrifluoromethanesulfonylimide; the yield was 71%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.10-2.91 (m, 10H)

2.74 (d, 9H)

1.55 (m, 4H)

1.36-1.29 (m, 4H)

1.21 (t, 9H)

0.96 (t, 6H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.86 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.06 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was −20.8°C. The glass transition temperature was −83.7° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 406.0°C.

B(ae) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphoniumTrifluoroborate

To 1.00 g (0.00217 mol) of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(ac), an aqueous solutiondissolving 0.3 g (0.0026 mol) of NaBF₄ in 2 ml of a 1 wt. % NaOH aqueoussolution was added, and the resulting solution was stirred at 60° C. for2 hours. After the resulting water layer was removed, the reactionmixture was washed with 2 ml of a 1 wt. % NaOH aqueous solution and 2 mlof ultrapure water, and then vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 0.23 g oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium trifluoroborate; theyield was 25%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.08 (m, 6H)

2.98 (m, 4H)

2.78 (d, 9H)

1.56 (m, 4H)

1.34 (m, 4H)

1.23 (t, 9H)

0.96 (t, 6H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −153.52 (d, 4F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.24 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The glass transitiontemperature was −61.6° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 309.2° C.

B(af) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphoniumHexafluorophosphate

To 1.00 g (0.00217 mol) of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(ac), an aqueous solutiondissolving 0.40 g (0.0026 mol) of LiPF₆ in 5 ml of ultrapure water wasadded, and the resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 20hours. The resulting salt was extracted with 10 ml of CH₂Cl₂ and washedwith ultrapure water three times. The extracted solution wasconcentrated with a rotary evaporator, and vacuum-dried at 80° C. so asto obtain 0.97 g of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphoniumhexafluorophosphate; the yield was 93%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.05 (m, 6H)

2.97 (m, 4H)

2.75 (d, 9H)

1.55 (m, 4H)

1.33 (m, 4H)

1.22 (t, 9H)

0.96 (t, 6H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −73.27 (d, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.26 (m, 1P)

−144.30 (hept, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The glass transitiontemperature was −61.7° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 296.5° C.

B(ag) Preparation of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphoniumDicyanamide

In 5 ml of ultrapure water was dissolved 0.46 g (0.0010 mol) oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphonium iodide obtained inB(ac), and 0.21 g (0.0012 mol) of AgN(CN)₂ that was prepared from silvernitrate and NaN(CN)₂ was added. Then, the resulting reaction mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 20 hours. After 10 ml of dichloromethanewere added to the reaction mixture, and the reaction mixture was stirredfor a while, the resulting crystals were filtered off so as to separatethe resulting water layer. Through washing three times with ultrapurewater, vacuum-concentration with a rotary evaporator, and vacuum dryingat 80° C., 0.27 g of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-butylaminophosphoniumdicyanamide was obtained; the yield was 68%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.15-2.96 (m, 10H)

2.80 (d, 9H)

1.58 (m, 4H)

1.36 (m, 4H)

1.23 (t, 9H)

0.98 (t, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.17 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshows a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The glass transitiontemperature was −66.8° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 270.8° C.

B(ah) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-pentylaminophosphonium Iodide

In a 50 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 1.01 g (about 0.0039 mol) of crudetris(N-methyl-ethylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(v)were charged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 0.314 g (0.00787 mol)of NaOH in 0.5 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 0.79 g (0.0197mol) of NaOH in 3 ml of ultrapure water and 3.1 ml (0.028 mol) ofiodopentane were added, and the resulting reaction mixture was stirredat 70° C. for 6 hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ were added to extract the reaction mixture. The separated organiclayer was washed with ultrapure water three times, vacuum-distilled toremove most of the solvent, and vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 1.58 gof tris(N-methyl-ethylamino) di-n-pentylaminophosphonium iodide (theyield: 82% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.12 (m, 6H)

2.99 (m, 4H)

2.82 (d, 9H)

1.57 (m, 4H)

1.42-1.23 (m, 17H)

0.92 (t, 6H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.00 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(ai) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-pentylaminophosphonium BistrifluoromethaneSulfonylimide

To 0.95 g (0.0019 mol) of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-pentylaminophosphonium iodide obtained in B(ah), an aqueoussolution dissolving 0.9 g (0.0021 mol) of LiTFSI in 5 ml of ultrapurewater was added, and the resulting solution was stirred at roomtemperature for 18 hours. The resulting salt was extracted with 10 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ and washed with ultrapure water three times. The extractedsolution was concentrated with a rotary evaporator, vacuum-dried at 80°C. to obtain 0.94 g of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-pentylaminophosphonium bistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide; the yieldwas 75%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.10-2.94 (m, 10H)

2.79 (d, 9H)

1.56 (m, 4H)

1.40-1.19 (m, 17H)

0.92 (t, 6H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.81

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.18 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The glass transitiontemperature was −78.8° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 366.5° C.

B(aj) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)dimethoxyethylaminophosphonium Bromide

In a 50 ml three-necked flask equipped with a refluxing condenser and amagnetic stirrer, 2.06 g (0.0082 mol) of crudetris(N-methyl-ethylamino)phosphoimine hydrochloride obtained in B(v)were charged, and an aqueous solution dissolving 0.64 g (0.016 mol) ofNaOH in 1 ml of ultrapure water was slowly added dropwise. Anorange-colored suspension was obtained after 1 hour stirring at roomtemperature. Subsequently, an aqueous solution dissolving 1.60 g (0.0401mol) of NaOH in 5 ml of ultrapure water and 5.3 ml (0.058 mol) of2-methoxyethyl bromide were added, and the resulting reaction mixturewas stirred at 70° C. for 18 hours.

After the temperature was returned back to room temperature, 50 ml ofCH₂Cl₂ were added to extract the reaction mixture. The separated organiclayer was washed with ultrapure water three times, vacuum-distilled toremove most of the solvent, washed with ether three times, andvacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain 1.97 g oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)dimethoxyethylaminophosphonium bromide (theyield: 62% based on PCl₃).

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.60 (t, 4H)

3.36-3.30 (m, 10H)

3.15-3.10 (m, 6H)

2.81 (d, 9H)

1.22 (t, 9H)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.99 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

B(ak) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)dimethoxyethylaminophosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

To 1.97 g (0.00472 mol) of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)dimethoxyethylaminophosphonium bromide obtained in B(aj), an aqueoussolution dissolving 1.5 g (0.0052 mol) of LiTFSI in 50 ml of ultrapurewater was added, and the resulting solution was stirred at 50° C. for 64hours. The resulting salt was extracted with 100 ml of CH₂Cl₂ and washedwith ultrapure water three times. The extracted solution wasconcentrated with a rotary evaporator, vacuum-dried at 80° C. to obtain1.36 g of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)dimethoxyethylaminophosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide; the yield was 47%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.54 (t, J=4.8 Hz, 4H)

3.34 (s, 6H)

3.28-3.21 (m, 4H)

3.11-3.01 (m, 6H)

2.74 (d, 9H)

1.20 (t, 9H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.86 (s, 6F) ³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine) δ 44.06 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The glass transitiontemperature was −76.7° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 382.9° C.

B(am) Preparation of bis(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphoniumBistrifluoromethane Sulfonylimide

In a nitrogen gas stream, 3.00 g (19.7 mmol) ofchloro(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino)phosphine obtained in (m) and 50 mlof CCl₄ dried with CaCl₂ were charged. At 0° C., 2.12 ml (19.7 mmol) ofN,N′-dimethylethylenediamine and 2.75 ml (19.7 mmol) of triethylaminewere successively added dropwise. The resulting reaction mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 20 hours. Subsequently, the reactionmixture was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂, and the resulting solution was filteredso as to remove crystals. Through concentration with a rotaryevaporator, 4.01 g of a brown viscous solid were obtained. After thesolid was dissolved in water and washed with CH₂Cl₂ to removeimpurities, to the resulting aqueous solution was added an aqueoussolution dissolving 5.7 g (19.7 mmol) of LiTFSI in 10 ml of ultrapurewater. The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for fourdays, and then extracted with 30 ml of CH₂Cl₂ twice. The resultingorganic phase was washed with 50 ml of ultrapure water three times.Through concentration with a rotary evaporator, washing three times withdiethyl ether, vacuum drying, and recrystallization with CH₂Cl₂/Et₂O,0.79 g of bis(N,N′-dimethylethylenediamino) phosphoniumbistrifluoromethane sulfonylimide was obtained in the form of a whitesolid; the yield was 8%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.41 (d, 8H)

2.68 (d, 12H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −78.87 (s, 6F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine) δ 43.58 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The melting point was 153.4°C. The crystallization temperature was 133.95° C. The thermaldecomposition temperature was measured with a thermal gravimetryanalyzer (TG8120, manufactured by Rigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-losstemperature measured at a temperature rise rate of 10° C./min was 403.8°C.

B(an) Preparation oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-pentylaminophosphonium Heptafluorobutyrate

In 50 ml of ultrapure water, 0.48 g (0.0010 mol) oftris(N-methyl-ethylamino) di-n-pentylaminophosphonium iodide obtained inB(ah) was dissolved, and 0.32 g (0.0010 mol) of silverheptafluorobutyrate was added. The resulting reaction mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 1 hour. After the solvent was distilledout with a rotary evaporator, 30 ml of chloroform were added and theresulting solid was precipitated with a centrifugal separator so as totake out a supernatant solution. Through vacuum-concentration with arotary evaporator, washing three times with 2 ml of ultrapure, andvacuum drying at 50° C. was obtained 0.49 g of tris(N-methyl-ethylamino)di-n-pentylaminophosphonium heptafluorobutyrate; the yield was 87%.

The resulting compound was identified with a nuclear magnetic resonanceanalyzer (BRUKER Ultra Shield 300 NMR Spectrometer, manufactured byBRUKER Limited.). The resulting spectral data are shown below.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: tetramethylsilane)

δ 3.07 (m, 6H)

2.96 (m, 4H)

2.77 (d, 9H)

1.56 (m, 4H)

1.39-1.20 (m, 17H)

0.92 (t, 6H)

¹⁹F-NMR (282 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance: CF₃Cl)

δ −80.71 (t, 3F)

−116.58 (q, 2F)

−126.52 (s, 2F)

³¹P-NMR (121 MHz, solvent: CDCl₃, standard substance:triphenylphosphine)

δ 43.18 (m, 1P)

The structural formula is shown below (in the formula, the dashed linesshow a conjugated structure).

The melting point was measured with a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC8230, manufactured by Shimadzu Corp.). The glass transitiontemperature was −72.9° C. The thermal decomposition temperature wasmeasured with a thermal gravimetry analyzer (TG8120, manufactured byRigaku Corp.). The 5% weight-loss temperature measured at a temperaturerise rate of 10° C./min was 146.2° C.

As mentioned above, these results show that the salts of the Examplesare stably in a liquid state over a wide temperature range from −20° C.to about 400° C.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The present invention provides an ionic liquid that is stably in aliquid state over a wide temperature range and is excellent inelectrochemical stability.

The ionic liquid of the present invention can be used for applicationssuch as lithium secondary batteries, electrical double layer capacitors,fuel cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, electrolytes, electrolytesolutions or additives of electric power storage devices, solvents forreaction or separation and extraction, sensors, electrolytic plating,polymers, plasticizers, lubricating oils, and actuators.

1. An ionic liquid comprising a phosphonium ion having 1, 2, or 4 P—Nbonds as a cation component.
 2. An ionic liquid comprising an organicsubstance represented by the following general formula (1) as a cationcomponent,

in the above formula, substituents R¹ to R¹¹ are independent of eachother and may be the same or different from each other, and eachrepresent any of a hydrogen atom, a C₁ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkylgroup, a C₂ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkenyl group that has a single orplural double bond(s), a C₂ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkynyl group thathas a single or plural triple bond(s), a saturated or partly or fullyunsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, and a heterocyclic group; ahydrogen atom contained in the single or plural substituent(s) R¹ to R¹¹may be partly or fully replaced by a halogen atom or partly replaced bya CN group or a NO₂ group; any substituent among the substituents R¹ toR¹¹ may form a ring structure jointly with each other; a carbon atomcontained in the substituents R¹ to R¹¹ may be replaced by an atomand/or a group of atoms selected from the group consisting of —O—,—Si(R′)₂—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO₂—, —SO₃—, —N═, —N═N—, —NH—,—NR′—, —PR′—, —P(O)R′—, —P(O)R′—O—, —O—P(O)R′—O—, and —P(R′)₂═N—,wherein R′ is a C₁ to C₁₀ linear or branched alkyl group, an alkyl groupthat is partly or fully substituted with a fluorine atom, a saturated orpartly or fully unsaturated cycloalkyl group, a non-substituted orsubstituted phenyl group, or a non-substituted or substitutedheterocycle; X¹, X², and X³ are independent of each other and representa nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a carbon atom; no twoof X¹, X², and X³ are simultaneously a nitrogen atom; R³, R₈, or R¹¹ isa substituent that exists in the formula only when X¹, X², or X³ is acarbon atom; X¹, R¹, R², and R³ may form jointly with each other asaturated or partly or fully unsaturated ring structure when X¹ is acarbon atom, X², R⁶, R⁷, and R⁸ may form jointly with each other asaturated or partly or fully unsaturated ring structure when X² is acarbon atom, and X³, R⁹, R¹⁰, and R¹¹ may form jointly with each other asaturated or partly or fully unsaturated ring structure when X³ is acarbon atom; R², R⁷, or R¹⁰ is a substituent that exists in the formulaonly when X¹, X², or X³ is a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom; X¹, R¹, andR² may form jointly with each other a saturated or partly or fullyunsaturated ring structure when X¹ is a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom,X², R⁶, and R⁷ may form jointly with each other a saturated or partly orfully unsaturated ring structure when X² is a nitrogen atom or a carbonatom, and X³, R⁹, and R¹⁰ may form jointly with each other a saturatedor partly or fully unsaturated ring structure when X³ is a nitrogen atomor a carbon atom; and dashed lines show a conjugated structure.
 3. Anionic liquid comprising a cation component and an anion component, thecation component being one or plural kind(s) selected from the group ofcation components represented by the following general formula (1),

in the above formula, the substituents R¹ to R¹¹ are independent of eachother and may be the same or different from each other, and eachrepresent any of a hydrogen atom, a C₁ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkylgroup, a C₂ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkenyl group that has a single orplural double bond(s), a C₂ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkynyl group thathas a single or plural triple bond(s), a saturated or partly or fullyunsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, and a heterocyclic group; ahydrogen atom contained in the single or plural substituent(s) R¹ to R¹¹may be partly or fully replaced by a halogen atom or partly replaced bya CN group or a NO₂ group; any substituent among the substituents R¹ toR¹¹ may form a ring structure jointly with each other; a carbon atomcontained in the substituents R¹ to R¹¹ may be replaced by an atomand/or a group of atoms selected from the group consisting of —O—,—Si(R′)₂—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO₂—, —SO₃—, —N═, —N═N—, —NH—,—NR′—, —PR′—, —P(O)R′—, —P(O)R′—O—, —O—P(O)R′—O—, and —P(R′)₂═N—,wherein R′ is a C₁ to C₁₀ linear or branched alkyl group, an alkyl groupthat is partly or fully substituted with a fluorine atom, a saturated orpartly or fully unsaturated cycloalkyl group, a non-substituted orsubstituted phenyl group, or a non-substituted or substitutedheterocycle; X¹, X², and X³ are independent of each other and representa nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a carbon atom; no twoof X¹, X², and X³ are simultaneously a nitrogen atom; R³, R⁸, or R¹¹ isa substituent that exists in the formula only when X¹, X², or X³ is acarbon atom; X¹, R¹, R², and R³ may form jointly with each other asaturated or partly or fully unsaturated ring structure when X¹ is acarbon atom, X², R⁶, R⁷, and R⁸ may form jointly with each other asaturated or partly or fully unsaturated ring structure when X² is acarbon atom, and X³, R⁹, R¹⁰, and R¹¹ may form jointly with each other asaturated or partly or fully unsaturated ring structure when X³ is acarbon atom; R², R⁷, or R¹⁰ is a substituent that exists in the formulaonly when X¹, X², or X³ is a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom; X¹, R¹, andR² may form jointly with each other a saturated or partly or fullyunsaturated ring structure when X¹ is a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom,X², R⁶, and R⁷ may form jointly with each other a saturated or partly orfully unsaturated ring structure when X² is a nitrogen atom or a carbonatom, and X³, R⁹, and R¹⁰ may form jointly with each other a saturatedor partly or fully unsaturated ring structure when X³ is a nitrogen atomor a carbon atom; and dashed lines show a conjugated structure.
 4. Theionic liquid according to claim 3, wherein the anion component is one orplural kind(s) selected from the group consisting of [RSO₃]⁻, [RfSO₃]⁻,[(RfSO₂)₂N]⁻, [(RfSO₂)₃C]⁻, [(FSO₂)₃C]⁻, [ROSO₃]⁻, [RC(O)O]⁻,[RfC(O)O]⁻, [CCl₃C(O)O]⁻, [(CN)₃C]⁻, [(CN)₂CR]⁻, [(RO(O)C)₂CR]⁻,[R₂P(O)O]⁻, [RP(O)O₂]²⁻, [(RO)₂P(O)O]⁻, [(RO)P(O)O₂]²⁻, [(RO)(R)P(O)O]⁻,[Rf₂P(O)O]⁻, [RfP(O)O₂]²⁻, [B(OR)₄]⁻, [N(CF₃)₂]⁻, [N(CN)₂]⁻, [AlCl₄],PF₆ ⁻, [RfPF₅]⁻, [Rf₃PF₃]⁻, BF₄ ⁻, [RfBF₃]⁻, SO₄ ²⁻, HSO₄ ⁻, NO₃ ⁻, F⁻,Cl⁻, Br⁻, and I⁻, in the foregoing formulas, the substituent Rrepresents any of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C₁ to C₁₀ linear orbranched alkyl group, a C₂ to C₁₀ linear or branched alkenyl group thathas a single or plural double bond(s), a C₂ to C₁₀ linear or branchedalkynyl group that has a single or plural triple bond(s) and a saturatedor partly or fully unsaturated cycloalkyl group; a hydrogen atomcontained in the substituent R may be partly or fully replaced by ahalogen atom or partly replaced by a CN group or a NO₂ group; a carbonatom contained in the substituent R may be replaced by an atom and/or agroup of atoms selected from the group consisting of —O—, —C(O)—,—C(O)O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO₂—, —SO₃—, —N═, —N═N—, —NR′—, —N(R′)₂—, —PR′—,—P(O)R′—, —P(O)R′—O—, —O—P(O)R′—O—, and —P(R′)₂═N—, wherein R′ is a C₁to C₁₀ linear or branched alkyl group, an alkyl group that is partly orfully substituted with a fluorine atom, a saturated or partly or fullyunsaturated cycloalkyl group, a non-substituted or substituted phenylgroup, or a non-substituted or substituted heterocycle; and Rf is afluorine-containing substituent.
 5. The ionic liquid according to claim3, wherein the anionic component is one or plural kind(s) selected fromthe group consisting of [RfSO₃]⁻, [(RfSO₂)₂N]⁻, RfCOO⁻, PF₆ ⁻, BF₄ ⁻,[RfBF₃]⁻, [B(OR)₄]⁻, [N(CN)₂]⁻, [AlCl₄]⁻, SO₄ ²⁻, HSO₄ ⁻, NO₃ ⁻, F⁻,Cl⁻, Br⁻, and I⁻.
 6. The ionic liquid according to claim 3, wherein theanionic component is one or plural kind(s) selected from the groupconsisting of [RfSO₃]⁻, [(RfSO₂)₂N]⁻, RfCOO⁻, PF₆ ⁻, BF₄ ⁻, [RfBF₃]⁻,[B(OR)₄]⁻, [N(CN)₂]⁻, [AlCl₄]⁻, SO₄ ²⁻, HSO₄ ⁻, and NO₃ ⁻.
 7. The ionicliquid according to claim 1, wherein the substituents R¹ to R¹¹ in thegeneral formula (1) are a C₁ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkyl group, asaturated or partly or fully unsaturated cycloalkyl group, an arylgroup, or a heterocyclic group; a hydrogen atom contained in the singleor plural substituent(s) R¹ to R¹¹ may be partly or fully replaced by ahalogen atom or partly replaced by a CN group or a NO₂ group; and acarbon atom contained in the substituents R¹ to R¹¹ may be replaced byan atom and/or a group of atoms selected from the group consisting of—O—, —Si(R′)₂—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —S—, —S(O)—, and —NR′—, wherein R′ is aC₁ to C₁₀ linear or branched alkyl group, an alkyl group that is partlyor fully substituted with a fluorine atom, a saturated or partly orfully unsaturated cycloalkyl group, a non-substituted or substitutedphenyl group, or a non-substituted or substituted heterocycle.
 8. Theionic liquid according to claim 1, wherein R¹ to R¹¹ in the generalformula (1) each are the same or different from each other, and a C₁ toC₂₀ linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy group.
 9. The ionic liquidaccording to claim 1, wherein the cation in the general formula (1) isof low symmetry.
 10. The ionic liquid according to claim 9, wherein atleast one of R¹ to R¹¹ in the general formula (1) is a different groupfrom the others.
 11. The ionic liquid according to claim 10, wherein atleast one of R¹ to R¹¹ in the general formula (1) is a C₄ to C₂₀ linearor branched alkyl or alkoxy group, and the rest of R^(n)s are a hydrogenatom or a C₁ to C₄ linear or branched alkyl group.
 12. The ionic liquidaccording to claim 10, wherein at least one of R¹ to R¹¹ in the formula(1) has a silyl group.
 13. The ionic liquid according to claim 10,wherein any of R¹ to R¹¹ in the formula (1) forms a ring structurejointly with each other.
 14. The ionic liquid according to claim 3,wherein the anion component is one or plural kind(s) selected from thegroup consisting of [RfSO₃]⁻, [(RfSO₂)₂N]⁻, RfCOO⁻, PF₆ ⁻, BF₄ ⁻,[RfBF₃]⁻, [B(OR)₄]⁻, [N(CN)₂]⁻, [AlCl₄]⁻, SO₄ ²⁻, HSO₄ ⁻, NO₃ ⁻, F, Cl⁻,Br⁻, and I⁻; and R¹ to R¹¹ in the general formula (1) are the same ordifferent from each other, and a C₁ to C₁₀ linear or branched alkyl oralkoxy group.
 15. The ionic liquid according to claim 3, wherein atleast one of R¹ to R¹¹ in the general formula (1) is a C₄ to C₂₀ linearor branched alkyl or alkoxy group, and the rest of R^(n)s are a hydrogenatom or a C₁ to C₄ linear or branched alkyl group; and the anioncomponent is any of (CF₃SO₂)₂N⁻, PF₆ ⁻, and BF₄ ⁻.
 16. The ionic liquidaccording to claim 3, wherein at least one of R¹ to R¹¹ in the generalformula (1) has a silyl group; and the anion component is any of(CF₃SO₂)₂N⁻, PF₆ ⁻, and BF₄ ⁻.
 17. The ionic liquid according to claim3, wherein any of R¹ to R¹¹ in the formula (1) forms a ring structurejointly with each other; and the anion component is any of (CF₃SO₂)₂N⁻,PF₆, and BF₄ ⁻.
 18. A device for electric power storage comprising anionic liquid according to claim 1 as an electrolyte.
 19. A lithiumsecondary battery comprising an ionic liquid according to claim
 1. 20.An electrical double layer capacitor comprising an ionic liquidaccording to claim
 1. 21. A dye-sensitized solar cell comprising anionic liquid according to claim
 1. 22. A fuel cell comprising an ionicliquid according to claim
 1. 23. A solvent for reaction or separationand extraction comprising an ionic liquid according to claim
 1. 24. Asensor comprising an ionic liquid according to claim
 1. 25. Anelectroplating comprising an ionic liquid according to claim
 1. 26. Apolymer comprising an ionic liquid according to claim
 1. 27. Aplasticizer comprising an ionic liquid according to claim
 1. 28. Alubricating oil comprising an ionic liquid according to claim
 1. 29. Anactuator comprising an ionic liquid according to claim
 1. 30. A methodfor producing an ionic liquid, comprising: in the ionic liquidcontaining an organic matter represented by the general formula (1) as acation component, alkylating an organic substance represented by thefollowing general formula (2), (3), or (4),

in the formulas, substituents R¹ to R⁷, R⁹, and R¹⁰ are independent ofeach other and the same or different from each other, and are each anyof a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C₁ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkylgroup, a C₂ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkenyl group that has a single orplural double bond(s), a C₂ to C₃₀ linear or branched alkynyl group thathas a single or plural triple bond(s), a saturated or partly or fullyunsaturated cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, and a heterocyclic group; ahydrogen atom contained in one or plural substituent(s) R¹ to R⁷, R⁹ andR¹⁰ may be partly or fully replaced by a halogen atom or partly replacedby a CN group or a NO₂ group; any substituent among the substituents R¹to R⁶ in the formulas (2) and (3) or any substituent among thesubstituent R⁴ to R⁷ and R¹⁰ may form a ring structure jointly with eachother; a carbon atom contained in the substituents R¹ to R⁷, R⁹, and R¹⁰may be replaced by an atom and/or a group of atoms selected from thegroup consisting of —O—, —Si(R′)₂—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO₂—,—SO₃—, —N═, —N═N—, —NH—, —NR′—, —PR′—, —P(O)R′—, —P(O)R′—O—,—O—P(O)R′—O—, and —P(R′)₂═N—, wherein R′ is a C₁ to C₁₀ linear orbranched alkyl group, an alkyl group that is partly or fully substitutedwith a fluorine atom, a saturated or partly or fully unsaturatedcycloalkyl group, a non-substituted or substituted phenyl group, or anon-substituted or substituted heterocycle; X represents a nitrogenatom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a carbon atom; R³ is asubstituent that exists in the formula only when X is a carbon atom; X,R¹, R², and R³ may form jointly with each other a saturated or partly orfully unsaturated ring structure when X is a carbon atom; R² is asubstituent that exists in the formula only when X is a nitrogen atom ora carbon atom; X, R¹, and R² may form jointly with each other asaturated or partly or fully unsaturated ring structure when X is anitrogen atom or a carbon atom; and Y represents a sulfur atom or anoxygen atom.
 31. The method for producing an ionic liquid according toclaim 30, wherein anion exchanging is performed with a resulting saltobtained after the alkylation.